ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38512
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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 1991 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q |
| Owner/operator: | James A. Gottfried |
| Registration: | N759SN |
| MSN: | 18266224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1921 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lincoln, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Ignatius, MT (52S) |
| Ft Benton, MT (79S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE AGL, FOLLOWING A ROAD INTO A MOUNTAIN PASS THAT WAS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS AND FOG. THE ACFT IMPACTED STEEP UPSLOPING TERRAIN ON A MOUNTAIN PEAK NEAR THE CREST OF THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN, 3 MILES FROM THE ROAD SUMMIT THROUGH THE PASS. EVIDENCE ON THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THE EXTERIOR OF THE ACFT WAS WET WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: THE IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN THE AREA, AND THE LOW CEILINGS AND CLOUDS OBSCURING THE MOUNTAINS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91FA258
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 March 1989 | N757MY | Civil Air Patrol | 0 | Pickens, SC | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 11:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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