# NTSB SEA71FDG18: Cessna 205, N8383Z, Winston, MT, December 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1970
- Place: Winston, MT · WINSTON, MT
- Location: 46.4684° N, 111.6652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4684&lon=-111.6652&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FDG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4466  70/12/17   WINSTON,MONT        CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 550
        TIME - 0930                    N8383Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELENA MONT                 TOWNSEND MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO SNOW SHOWER,LOST CTL DURG ATMTD 180DEG TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8383Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8383Z-1971-07-15), registration cancelled 1971-07-15, S/N 205-0383 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8383Z (2)

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 SEA66D0169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0169-174802), Nov 14, 1965: Cessna 210 (N8383Z), Highwood, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA65D0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65D0010), Jan 13, 1965: Cessna 205 (N8383Z), Cut Bank, MT, substantial damage

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.

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