# Accident 20141128021609A: Cessna 170B, Alzada, MT, November 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2014, 12:10 local time
- Place: Alzada, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2022° N, 104.2256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2022&lon=-104.2256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3292A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3292A-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 103 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141128021609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA049), Nov 28, 2014: Cessna 170B (N3292A), Alzada, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain.

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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