ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365440
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 1991 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FBET |
| MSN: | 17255248 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coeur D'alene, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brooks Spb, ID (S76) |
| Flathead Lake, MT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 FLOATPLANE DEPARTED COUER D'ALENE LAKE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, ENTERING A VALLEY THAT BECAME A CANYON, WITH TERRAIN THAT ROSE SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT IT WAS TOO NARROW TO TURN AROUND, AND CONTINUED CLIMBING UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON TOP OF A SADDLE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF HIS AIRCRAFT'S CLIMB CAPABILITY WHEN FLYING TOWARDS RISING TERRAIN. FACTORS INCLUDE HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA087
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 10:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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