# NTSB SEA76DYG72: Cessna 205, N8204Z, Metaline Falls, WA, August 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA · METALINE FALLS, WA
- Location: 48.8613° N, 117.3719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Metaline Falls, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8613&lon=-117.3719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2830  76/8/21    METALINE FALLS,WA   CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1624
        TIME - 1530                    N8204Z              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 551 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SULLIVAN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  METALINE FALLS,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR FORK FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8204Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8204Z), registered now, S/N 205-0204, built 1963 (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)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sullivan Lake

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760821027979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821027979A), Aug 21, 1976: Cessna 2105, Metaline Falls, WA, Substantial damage. Nose gr fork failed.

## Other investigations on N8204Z (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 UNK65X1173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1173), Dec 28, 1964: Cessna 205 (N8204Z), Littleton, CO, 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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