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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182L · Wolf Point, MT · August 5, 2019

Date: August 5, 2019 · 15:45 local
Place: Wolf Point, MT
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3469R
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19FA209
Reported as: Cessna 182L
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total

N3469RRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Cessna 182LS/N 18258769 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 182L Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed in a field with two occupants on board. Both occupants were killed upon impact. Post-crash fire was extinguished by local farmer with water truck.

Pilot had been contracted by farmer to build a silo and was scouting the area from the air with an employee on board.

Pilot had arranged with farmer to land on dirt road. Two witnesses working in the field saw the aircraft approaching low altitude then disappeared behind a hill before hearing the impact.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD WITH TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED UPON IMPACT. POST-CRASH FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY LOCAL FARMER WITH WATER TRUCK.

PILOT HAD BEEN CONTRACTED BY FARMER TO BUILD A SILO AND WAS SCOUTING THE AREA FROM THE AIR WITH AN EMPLOYEE ON BOARD.

PILOT HAD ARRANGED WITH FARMER TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD. TWO WITNESSES WORKING IN THE FIELD SAW THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHING LOW ALTITUDE THEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND A HILL BEFORE HEARING THE 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.

NTSB WPR19FA209Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportWolf Point, MTThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an accelerated aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.Aug 5, 2019 · Destroyed