# Accident 19990828044479A: Cessna 182E, Ryegate, MT, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Ryegate, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3893° N, 109.3792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3893&lon=-109.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2886Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2886Y-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828044479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/28/99 AT APPROX. 1345 MDT, A CESSNA MODEL 182, N2886Y IMPACTED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN APPROX. 30 MILES NORTH OF RYEGATE, MT. IN THE BIG SNOWY MOUNTAINS. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE A/C WAS ON A HEADING OF 335 DEGREES MAGNETIC WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES AND MOUNTAIN SIDE. THE ELEVATION WAS 6950 FT. THE TERRAIN WAS 12 DEGREES AT IMPACT AND 15 DEGREES AT THE A/C RESTING SITE. ASOS WEATHER IN LEWISTOWN, MT. INDICATED BROKEN LAYERS AT 1400' AND 1900', OVERCAST AT 6500 FT AND LOCAL WITNESSES STATED THERE WAS FOG IN THE AREA LATER THAT AFTERNOON.

## 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 SEA99FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA150), Aug 28, 1999: Cessna 182E (N2886Y), Ryegate, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors include low ceilings and inadequate in-flight planning.

## Other reports on N2886Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780208007749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007749I), Feb 8, 1978: Cessna 182 (N2886Y), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Nose gear shimmied, then broke off at top of fork attachment. Broke in an old crack. (-23) on 8/28/99 at approx. 1345 MDT, Cessna model 182, N2886Y impacted…

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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