# Accident 20070512007969A: Cessna 182C, Kalispell, MT, May 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2007, 10:15 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Carson Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0917° N, 114.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0917&lon=-114.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8771T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8771T-2011-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 28 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512007969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N8771T, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY 32 AT CARSON FIELD AIRPORT (MT53), MONTANA, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DURING A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FAR PART 91 SKYDIVING FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FOUR SKYDIVER PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH STALL/SPIN.

## 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 SEA07FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA119), May 12, 2007: Cessna 182C (N8771T), Marion, MT, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering to reverse direction. Factors included the airplane exceeding its maximum gross takeoff weight, the improper preflight by the pilot…

## Other reports on N8771T (2)

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

- [Incident 19880814049909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814049909I), Aug 14, 1988: Cessna 182C (N8771T), Helena, MT. Chutist misjudged altitude and made a turn too close to ground. Landed on airport boundary fence injuring his back.
- [Incident 19800426046299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046299I), Apr 26, 1980: Cessna 182C (N8771T), Kindred, ND, 1 fatal. Parachutist making first jump, main chute opened, was cut loose. Safety chute did not open.

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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