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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 2022 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Scoda Super Petrel LS |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N892SP |
| MSN: | S0344 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Perma, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Polson Airport, MT (8S1) |
| Perma, MT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident airplane was the lead airplane in a flight of two and while flying about 50 ft over a river, the airplane struck a power line. The airplane abruptly pitched up, descended to the right, and impacted the water, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings.
According to a witness, the pilot had prior experience flying at low level over the river close to the accident site. The trailing pilot reported that the accident pilot did not report any mechanical failures or anomalies before the impact with a powerline. The trailing pilot was not aware of the powerline placement, and it is likely that the pilot also did not see the powerline’s placement across the river as it was unmarked.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerline.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kpax.com/news/western-montana-news/plane-crashes-into-flathead-river
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=892SP
https://superpetrelusa.com/#
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the Oct. 2, 2022, crash of a Scoda Aeronautical Petrel near Perma, Montana.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) October 3, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 02:29 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 03-Oct-2022 05:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 03-Oct-2022 05:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2022 13:28 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Category, ] |
| 03-Oct-2022 17:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2022 18:48 | johnwg | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Oct-2022 19:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 20:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, Photo, ] |
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