ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171784
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| Date: | Friday 28 November 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3292A |
| MSN: | 25936 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Engine model: | Continental C145 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mountains north of Alzada, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Spearfish, SD (SPF) |
| Spearfish, SD (SPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot departed for a local area flight. When he did not return, a search was initiated, and the wreckage was located in a saddle between two mountain peaks. There were no identified witnesses to the accident. Onsite documentation revealed that the airplane collided with the terrain in a vertical nose-down attitude. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot was very comfortable flying in the local area at altitudes of 150 ft above ground level or less. Given the pilot\'s preference for low altitude flight, it is likely that he was maneuvering around the mountainous terrain, lost control of the airplane, and did not have sufficient altitude to recover before ground impact.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2014 00:51 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Dec-2014 09:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2014 17:36 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 17:04 | Geno | Updated [Date] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 18-Aug-2017 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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