ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36038
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| Date: | Sunday 9 July 1989 |
| Time: | 07:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna T188C |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N2165J |
| MSN: | T18803402T |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1642 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Red Lodge, MT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Laurel, MT |
| Red Lodge, MT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AG PLT HAD COMPLETED SVRL SWATH RUNS IN A NARROW 'U' SHAPED VALLEY. AS HE COMPLETED HIS PASSES, HE TURNED TOWARD LOWER TERRAIN FOR HIS PROCEDURE TURN-AROUNDS, EXCEPT ON THE LAST PASS, HE TURNED TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT A 60 FT TALL TREE, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON TERRAIN THAT WAS APRX 300 FT HIGHER THAN THE AREA BEING WORKED. THE ACFT THEN WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED. DENSITY ALT AT THE CRASH SITE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 8800 FT. ON THE APPLICATION FOR THE PLT'S LAST MED CERT, DATED 6/24/87, HE RPRTD HE HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 2000 HRS. CAUSE: IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE. RISING TERRAIN, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND TREES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28789
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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