ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34895
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| Date: | 09-AUG-1986 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4016F |
| C/n / msn: | 36916 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ten Sleep, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chadron, NE (CDR) |
| Thermopolis, WY (THP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
THE PLT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE NARROW CANYON IN A MOUNTAIN PASS. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY AT 7,500 FEET MSL WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN AND THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO REVERSE COURSE IN THE NARROW PASS. ON SHORT FINAL THE PLT OBSERVED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC APPROACH FROM AROUND A SWITCHBACK CURVE AND VEERED OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE ACFT IMPACTED STEEP, ROCKY TERRAIN. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X34447
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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