ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264972
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 2021 |
| Time: | 11:49 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Fliers Inc |
| Registration: | N2388L |
| MSN: | 17280723 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Missoula, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Missoula-Johnson-Bell Field, MT (MSO/KMSO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 1, 2021, about 1149 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172R airplane, N2388L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Missoula International Airport (MSO), Missoula, Montana. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot and passenger departed on a personal flight to an unknown destination. The airplane’s weight for the flight was about 68 pounds above the maximum gross takeoff weight. The airplane proceeded westward, overflew rising mountainous terrain, and entered a box canyon. The last recorded data point, about 3.3 miles east of the accident site, showed that the airplane was at an altitude of about 678 ft above ground level; on a magnetic heading of 271°; and at a groundspeed of 68 knots, which was 17 knots faster than the published stall speed. The airplane impacted terrain in a low-energy, nose-low attitude, and nearly vertical descent with a small debris field, consistent with an aerodynamic stall.
High-density altitude conditions at the departure airport prevailed, and no turbulence, low-level wind shear, or obscurations existed near the accident site. The available evidence for this investigation precluded a determination of whether the airplane continued to climb and maintained its airspeed as it progressed toward higher terrain. However, the combination of the airplane’s exceedance of the maximum takeoff gross weight and the high-density altitude likely resulted in degraded airplane climb performance and increased the time required to reach a suitable altitude to maintain clearance from the surrounding terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kulr8.com/regional/two-people-confirmed-dead-after-small-aircraft-goes-down-near-missoula/article_2a352415-67ec-5d78-af18-dd2c4ed9ee00.html
https://www.kulr8.com/regional/2-people-who-died-in-a-plane-crash-near-missoula-have-been-idd/article_2a352415-67ec-5d78-af18-dd2c4ed9ee00.html
NTSB
FAA
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N2388L
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2388L/history/20210701/1808Z/KMSO/L%2046.83728%20-114.24348
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/65770_1538549752.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the July 1, 2021, crash of a Cessna 172 near Missoula, Montana.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) July 2, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2021 13:51 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 02-Jul-2021 14:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2021 17:27 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Jul-2021 11:09 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2021 06:27 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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