ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380900
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| Date: | Friday 9 September 1983 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182N |
| Owner/operator: | Israel Weiner |
| Registration: | N92368 |
| MSN: | 18260174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kalispell, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kalispell, MT (KFCA) |
| Billings, MT (KBIL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on an instrument flight plan on a route where mountain obscuration, clouds, precipitation, and possible icing conditions had been forecast. Although the pilot had been cleared to 12,000 feet, he reported that he was having trouble climbing above 11,000 feet. Soon thereafter he reported that he was reversing course and returning to the airport of departure. Although the air traffic controller told him he could not clear him below 11,000 feet, the pilot reported that the aircraft was continuing to descend. The last clearly audible report from the pilot was that he was down to 8,800 feet, and another pilot in the area reported that he thought he heard the pilot say he had descended to 6,200 feet. Soon thereafter the aircraft impacted the mountainous terrain in an area where other aircraft were then reporting airframe icing conditions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while attempting to maneuver back to the departure airport after encountering icing conditions. Factors include icing conditions, mountainous terrain, and low ceilings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA83FA208
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 21:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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