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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Elkhorn, MT · March 18, 1990

Date
March 18, 1990 · 12:47 local
Place
Elkhorn, MT
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61918
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90LA075
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total472 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Flew into box canyon too low and slow. Encountered downdraft,unable to clear rising terrain or turn, struck trees.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO BOX CANYON TOO LOW AND SLOW. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT,UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN OR TURN, STRUCK TREES.

NTSB investigation

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