ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34895
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| Date: | Saturday 9 August 1986 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4016F |
| MSN: | 36916 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4044 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ten Sleep, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chadron, NE (CDR) |
| Thermopolis, WY (THP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE NARROW CANYON IN A MOUNTAIN PASS. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY AT 7,500 FEET MSL WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN AND THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO REVERSE COURSE IN THE NARROW PASS. ON SHORT FINAL THE PLT OBSERVED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC APPROACH FROM AROUND A SWITCHBACK CURVE AND VEERED OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE ACFT IMPACTED STEEP, ROCKY TERRAIN. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X34447
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 1985 | N4016F | Raymond Negaard | 0 | Guilford, MO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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