ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68995
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 October 2009 |
| Time: | 11:41 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6202A |
| MSN: | 33002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3799 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 miles southeast of Billings, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sheridan, WY (SHR) |
| Laurel, MT (6S8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning to his departure airport. He contacted family members before his departure and indicated that his arrival would be delayed due to poor weather conditions along the route of flight. Review of the global positioning data obtained from a handheld global-positioning-system unit showed that the first portion of the pilot's route of flight was direct between his departure and destination, in a general west-northwesterly direction. Near the end of the flight the flight track showed a 360-degree turn to the right, followed by a path to the south, then 180-degrees to the north, followed by a turn to the south. The last data points showed a westerly track. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical anomalies. While the weather at the accident site at the time of the accident included low clouds and low visibility with fog, the investigation was unable to conclusively determine if the flight cleared the lowest cloud ceiling.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight into an area of low ceilings and low visibility and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo :NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2009 00:56 | RobertMB | Added |
| 01-Aug-2010 14:53 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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