19821023054929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Dillon, MT · October 23, 1982

Date
October 23, 1982 · 07:40 local
Place
Dillon, MT
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FTI02
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,499 total821 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed in mountainous area during game spotting flight. Other pilots reporting high winds.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA DURING GAME SPOTTING FLIGHT. OTHER PILOTS REPORTING HIGH WINDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.