ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366058
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 October 1990 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6660W |
| MSN: | 28-21280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hamilton, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE COUNTINUED TO SINK AND STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA004
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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