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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Alzada, MT · November 28, 2014

Date
November 28, 2014 · 12:10 local
Place
Alzada, MT
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3292A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15FA049
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,580 total103 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 11/28/2014 the owner of the CE-170-B departed kspf at approximately 1130L on a personal flight with the aircraft near full fuel capacity.

Predominant area weather conditions were VMC with variable westerly winds and temperature near 15C.

The aircraft wreckage was discovered on 11/30/2014 approximately 50' below a narrow ridgeline saddle, 70 NM northeast of kspf. The aircraft clock recovered from the wreckage indicated 1210. The wreckage was indicative of a high angle high speed impact.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/28/2014 THE OWNER OF THE CE-170-B DEPARTED KSPF AT APPROXIMATELY 1130L ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH THE AIRCRAFT NEAR FULL FUEL CAPACITY.

PREDOMINANT AREA WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC WITH VARIABLE WESTERLY WINDS AND TEMPERATURE NEAR 15C.

THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON 11/30/2014 APPROXIMATELY 50' BELOW A NARROW RIDGELINE SADDLE, 70 NM NORTHEAST OF KSPF. THE AIRCRAFT CLOCK RECOVERED FROM THE WRECKAGE INDICATED 1210. THE WRECKAGE WAS INDICATIVE OF A HIGH ANGLE HIGH SPEED IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.