ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245027
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| Date: | Saturday 14 November 2020 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8278B |
| MSN: | 36078 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3741 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Howe, Butte County, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mud Lake , ID (1U2) |
| Howe, ID | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that he was maneuvering the airplane from the south to the north on the leeward side of a ridgeline when the airplane encountered a downdraft and suddenly lost altitude. He turned the airplane to the west, then to the east in an attempt to regain altitude, but the airplane continued to descend and collided with terrain. The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain after an encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA056
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2020 13:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 07-Jul-2022 15:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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