What happened
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(-23) On March 25, 2002, aircraft with pilot and passenger was hunting coyotes approximately 24 miles se of Glasgow when semi-automatic shotgun inadvertently went off in "full auto" 3-5 times into bottom of the right wing. The aircraft was at 40-50 feet AGL and the pilot indicated that he lost control and aircraft immediately impacted a near dry frozen reservoir and burned. On scene investigation found a single intact spent 12 gauge shotgun shell upright in the snow along aircraft's flight path. 101 feet later, a large radius of several dozen pieces of burned yellow fabric began that had rained down and melted in the snow. The aircraft impacted right wing first in nose down attitude and slid 120 feet across frozen surface of reservoir. Aircraft was consumed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2002, AIRCRAFT WITH PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS HUNTING COYOTES APPROXIMATELY 24 MILES SE OF GLASGOW WHEN SEMI-AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN INADVERTENTLY WENT OFF IN "FULL AUTO" 3-5 TIMES INTO BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 40-50 FEET AGL AND THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY IMPACTED A NEAR DRY FROZEN RESERVOIR AND BURNED. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION FOUND A SINGLE INTACT SPENT 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN SHELL UPRIGHT IN THE SNOW ALONG AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT PATH. 101 FEET LATER, A LARGE RADIUS OF SEVERAL DOZEN PIECES OF BURNED YELLOW FABRIC BEGAN THAT HAD RAINED DOWN AND MELTED IN THE SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RIGHT WING FIRST IN NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND SLID 120 FEET ACROSS FROZEN SURFACE OF RESERVOIR. AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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