ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38610
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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 1992 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177B Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Fayler, Lawrence R. |
| Registration: | N30922 |
| MSN: | 17701547 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3641 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1F6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Ignatius, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| (52S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN A DRAW WHICH SLOPED UPHILL AT A GRADIENT OF 15 DEGREES TO THE WEST. ON SITE EXAMINATION INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE WITH THE WRECKAGE COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST AND DOWNSLOPE OF THE IMPACT SITE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF POWERPLANT NOR CONTROL MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK REVEALED NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE STATE OF MONTANA NOR ANY DOCUMENTED MOUNTAIN FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENTLY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER INTO A STALL/SPIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TERRAIN CONDITION, RISING TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA92FA113
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 07:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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