ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35163
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Date: | Saturday 29 April 2000 |
Time: | 10:45 |
Type: | Piper PA-32-300 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N216BC |
MSN: | 32-40135 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Fort Smith, MT -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Helena, MT (HLN) |
Destination airport: | Sheridan, WY (SHR) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft, which departed Helena, Montana, en route to Sheridan, Wyoming, entered an area of rising terrain located just south of Fort Smith, Montana. At the time the aircraft entered the area, there were variable low ceilings, snow, and rain. As the aircraft continued to the south, in an area where the distance between the mountainous/hilly terrain and the cloud base diminished, the aircraft impacted a gently up-sloping grassy ridge.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors include low ceilings, snow, rain, and rising, mountainous/hilly terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA00FA080 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20912&key=1 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
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12-Dec-2017 18:33 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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