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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415-D · Hamilton, MT · July 18, 2000

Date: July 18, 2000 · 08:30 local
Place: Hamilton, MT
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N93835
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00LA136
Reported as: Univar 415D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N93835Registration cancelled Sep 13, 2000 · Ercoupe 415-DS/N 1158 Airframe modelErcoupe 415-D

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What happened

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(-23) On 7/18/00 at approx. 0800 MDT, an Ercoupe 415-D, N93835, registered to roy a. wilhelm, crash landing on the runway while making a down-wind landing at Hamilton, Montana, while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight. The a/c was destroyed by fire and the student pilot sustained fatal injuries fatal injuries. The flight originated at a private ranch strip near missoula, Montana, earlier that day.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 7/18/00 AT APPROX. 0800 MDT, AN ERCOUPE 415-D, N93835, REGISTERED TO ROY A. WILHELM, CRASH LANDING ON THE RUNWAY WHILE MAKING A DOWN-WIND LANDING AT HAMILTON, MONTANA, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE RANCH STRIP NEAR MISSOULA, MONTANA, EARLIER THAT DAY.

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 SEA00LA136Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHamilton, MTThe excessive rate at which the student pilot allowed the aircraft to descend into the runway surface while attempting to land. Factors include the pilot's lack of experience in airplanes.Jul 18, 2000 · Destroyed