What happened
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(-23) On Sunday June 24, 2007, a Cessna CE-170-A, N1316D, owned and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted stalled and fell into a coulee approximately 12 miles se of Bozeman/belgrade airport, bzn. The aircraft had departed livingston, MT, lvm, enroute to plummer, ID. The pilot overflew his sister's ranch then turned towards a saddle and rising terrain. The pilot states he did not notice powerlines until the last minute, he pulled up hard stalling the airplane and impacting at an almost vertical angle. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the two passengers sustained minor injuries. Weather at the time was VFR, with substantial density altitudes. The aircraft was operating at approximately 100 lbs below gross weight. The pilot states there was no issues with the aircraft except density altitude, and his operational error in the form of faulty pilot decision making.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SUNDAY JUNE 24, 2007, A CESSNA CE-170-A, N1316D, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STALLED AND FELL INTO A COULEE APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SE OF BOZEMAN/BELGRADE AIRPORT, BZN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED LIVINGSTON, MT, LVM, ENROUTE TO PLUMMER, ID. THE PILOT OVERFLEW HIS SISTER'S RANCH THEN TURNED TOWARDS A SADDLE AND RISING TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATES HE DID NOT NOTICE POWERLINES UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, HE PULLED UP HARD STALLING THE AIRPLANE AND IMPACTING AT AN ALMOST VERTICAL ANGLE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DENSITY ALTITUDES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 LBS BELOW GROSS WEIGHT. THE PILOT STATES THERE WAS NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT EXCEPT DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND HIS OPERATIONAL ERROR IN THE FORM OF FAULTY PILOT DECISION MAKING.
NTSB investigation
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