# Accident 20040818017759A: Cessna 150L, Miles City, MT, August 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2004, 20:00 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7742° N, 106.1611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7742&lon=-106.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17062, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17062-2005-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818017759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CIRCLING A VEHICLE ON A ROAD, AND CONTINUED TO DESCEND UNTIL HE IMPACTED THE GROUND 310 FEET FROM THE ROAD INTO A FIELD, ON A WESTERLY HEADING.

## 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 SEA04LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA168), Aug 19, 2004: Cessna 150L (N17062), Angela, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance while maneuvering. A factor contributing to the accident was the physical impairment of the pilot due to an elevated blood alcohol level.

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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