# Accident 20040101000639A: Cessna 182G, Glasgow, MT, January 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2004, 19:00 local time
- Place: Glasgow, MT
- Airport: Glasgow International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1865° N, 106.6373° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1865&lon=-106.6373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3171S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171S-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040101000639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM MOBRIDGE, SD TO CUT BANK, MT THE PILOT CONTACTED CEDAR CITY, UTAH AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (AFSS) AND REQUESTED AN IN-FLIGHT WEATHER UPDATE FROM GLASGOW, MT TO CUT BANK, MONTANA. THE SPECIALIST REPORTED, IN PART, THAT LOW CEILINGS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WERE FORECAST FOR CUT BANK. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPECIALIST REPORTED THAT VFR FLIGHTS WERE NOT RECOMMENDED ALONG THE INTENDED ROUTE DUE TO AN AIRMET FOR IFR CONDITIONS, ICING CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION. WITH OVERCAST CONDITIONS AT NIGHT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A VERY LIMITED VISIBLE HORIZON LEADING TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION RESULTING IN AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE THAT THE PILOT DID NOT RECOVER FROM RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GLASGOW, MT. ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED, 1 PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS.

## 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 SEA04FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA032), Jan 2, 2004: Cessna 182G (N3171S), Glasgow, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of aircraft control resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors include marginal weather and dark night conditions.

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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