# Accident 19920521022129A: Cessna 177B, St Ignatius, MT, May 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: St Ignatius, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3206° N, 114.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3206&lon=-114.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30922, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30922-1992-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 794 total, 534 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521022129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WRECKAGE INDICATES VERTICAL IMPACT ON A MOUNTAIN ROCK LEDGE. WAS ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. NO PRIOR MOUNTAIN FLIGHTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA92FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA113), May 21, 1992: Cessna 177B (N30922), St. Ignatius, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENTLY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER INTO A STALL/SPIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TERRAIN CONDITION, RISING TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF…

## Other reports on N30922 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861017061829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861017061829I), Oct 17, 1986: Cessna 177B (N30922), Coalinga, CA, Minor damage. Struck powerlines on approach and landed short of runway. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Accident 19740323010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323010819A), Mar 23, 1974: Cessna 177B (N30922), Newport, OR, Substantial damage. Dmgd firewall

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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