# Accident 19990606006469A: Smith D Wayne WAYNCRAFT 14, Libby, MT, June 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Libby, MT
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3197° N, 115.3605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3197&lon=-115.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58WS-2002-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith D Wayne WAYNCRAFT 14 (registry code 05616CC, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-d-wayne-wayncraft-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606006469A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 SEA99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA081), Jun 6, 1999: D. Wayne Smith Wayncraft 14 (N58WS), Libby, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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