Accident Grumman American AA-5B Tiger C-GRRZ, Wednesday 12 February 1992

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Date:	Wednesday 12 February 1992
Time:	13:40 LT
Type:	Grumman American AA-5B Tiger
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	C-GRRZ
MSN:	AA5B-0279
Total airframe hrs:	710 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-A4K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	West Glacier, MT - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	LACOMBE (EG3)
Destination airport:	Kalispell, MT (KFCA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT ENCOUNTERED IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS IN A MOUNTAIN PASS AND THE ACFT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A TURN TO REVERSE COURSE.

Probable Cause: THE INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH IMC WEATHER BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN, AND LACK OF INSTRUMENT QUALIFICATION BY THE PILOT.

Accident investigation: