19990606006469A

Accident · Damage unknown

FAA accident report · Smith D Wayne WAYNCRAFT 14 · Libby, MT · June 6, 1999

Date: June 6, 1999 · 09:30 local
Place: Libby, MT
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Damage unknown
Aircraft: N58WS
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA99LA081
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N58WSRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2002 · Smith D Wayne WAYNCRAFT 14S/N 101 Airframe modelSmith D Wayne WAYNCRAFT 14 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances and the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries. (-23) to date, no apparent cause has been determined. A/c wreckage found 10 miles southwest of Libby, Montana, in steep mountainous terrain above approx. 6,000 MSL. Personnel at Libby indicated pilot was returning to redding, CA.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. (-23) TO DATE, NO APPARENT CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. A/C WRECKAGE FOUND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIBBY, MONTANA, IN STEEP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOVE APPROX. 6,000 MSL. PERSONNEL AT LIBBY INDICATED PILOT WAS RETURNING TO REDDING, CA.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA99LA081Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLibby, MTCollision with terrain for undetermined reasons.Jun 6, 1999 · Substantial damage