ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382653
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Date: | Monday 31 January 1983 |
Time: | 10:56 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172P |
Owner/operator: | Galvin Flying Service, Inc. |
Registration: | N52243 |
MSN: | 172 74453 |
Total airframe hrs: | 920 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Winthrop, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | Omak, WA (KOMK) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRASH-LANDED IN THE SNOW AFTER THE PILOT FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON. THE PILOT WAS FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY OVERSNOW COVERED TERRAIN AND TOOK A WRONG TURN. BY THE TIME THE ERROR WAS REALIZED, IT WAS TOO LATE TO REVERSE COURSE OR CLIMB OUT. A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED INTO A SNOW FIELD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA83LA053 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA83LA053
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Apr-2024 16:09 |
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