ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286114
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 2022 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Scoda Super Petrel LS |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N892SP |
| MSN: | S0344 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Flathead River, near Perma, MT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Polson Airport, MT (8S1) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On October 2, 2022, about 0900 Central daylight time, a Scoda Aeronautica LTDA, Super Petrel LS, N892SP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Perma, Montana. The pilot was sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to a witness, he and the accident pilot departed Polson Airport, Polson, MT, about 0800, as a flight of two. He reported that about an hour later, while flying about 75 feet agl over a river, the accident airplane abruptly pitched up, descended to the right and impacted the water. It was later determined that the accident airplane collided with a power transmission line that spanned the river. The witness stated that he did not see the power line prior to impact.
The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.
Sources:
https://www.kpax.com/news/western-montana-news/plane-crashes-into-flathead-river
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=892SP
https://superpetrelusa.com/#
Location
Media:
NTSB is investigating the Oct. 2, 2022, crash of a Scoda Aeronautical Petrel near Perma, Montana.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) October 3, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 02:29 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 03-Oct-2022 05:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 03-Oct-2022 05:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2022 13:28 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Category] |
| 03-Oct-2022 17:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2022 18:48 | johnwg | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Oct-2022 19:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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