# Accident 20091003019989A: Amtr FISHERDAKOTA, Belgrade, MT, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 09:40 local time
- Place: Belgrade, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7147° N, 111.1883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7147&lon=-111.1883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N359JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359JM-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mateskon John FISHER DAKOTA HAWK (registry code 05619F9, https://openairdocs.org/model/mateskon-john-fisher-dakota-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHERDAKOTA
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 141 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003019989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON OCTOBER 3, 2009, AT 0940 MDT, THE RIGHT-HAND WING OF AN AMATEUR-BUILT FISHER DAKOTA HAWK, REGISTERED AS N359JM TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, COLLIDED WITH A PINE TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELGRADE, MONTANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHTS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BELGRADE, MONTANA, ON OCTOBER 3, 2009, AT 0930 MDT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA003), Oct 3, 2009: Mateskon Fisher DAK (N359JM), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to shearing of the crankshaft gear cluster bolts. Contributing to the accident was the lack of regular overhaul periods as recommended by the engine manufacturer.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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