# Accident 20070603009469A: Aviat A1B, Winston, MT, June 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2007, 10:45 local time
- Place: Winston, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4000° N, 111.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4000&lon=-111.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246AM-2008-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 380 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070603009469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2007, AT 1100 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), AN AVIAT HUSKY, N246AM, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE ELKHORN MOUNTAINS WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TOWNSEND, MT, ON JUNE 3, 2007, AT 1000 MDT.

## 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 LAX07CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA187), Jun 3, 2007: Aviat Husky A1-B (N246AM), Winston, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude in a canyon that led to a stall. The pilot's decision to fly along the canyon wall at a low altitude and low…

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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