ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42740
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| Date: | Thursday 24 June 1982 |
| Time: | 06:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35B Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Lewiston Propane Company |
| Registration: | N4538S |
| MSN: | D-9800 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 832 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Ringling, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lewiston, MT (LWT) |
| Salt Lake City , UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ALTHOUGH IMC EXISTED OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS, THE PLT ATTEMPTED A VISUAL FLT DIRECT TO SALT LAKE CITY. THE PROBABLE FLT PATH OF THE ACFT WAS ONE WHICH IS USUALLY FLOWN BY PLTS ON VFR FLTS. THE COURSE TAKEN BY PLTS DESIRING TO CROSS OVER THEMOUNTAIN RIDGES WEST OF BOZEMAN,MT IS TO FOLLOW THE RAILROAD TRACKS SW OUT OF RINGLING. THE RAILROAD TRACKS LIE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF A VALLEY GENERALLY ON A HEADING OF 270 DEG BETWEEN TOWERING MOUNTAINS. THE MONTANA AERONAUTICAL CHART FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE INDICATED HIGH TERRAIN AT THE END OF THE VALLEY WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. THE ACFTCOLLIDED WITH A MOUNTAIN AT THE 6900 FT LEVEL WHILE ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03107
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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