# Accident 20221002015889A: Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS, Perma, MT, October 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2022, 10:17 local time
- Place: Perma, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3596° N, 114.5478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3596&lon=-114.5478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N892SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N892SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS (registry code 06001A5, https://openairdocs.org/model/scoda-aeronautica-ltda-super-petrel-ls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCODA AERONAUTICA LTDA SUPER PETREL LS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221002015889A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING RECONAISSANCE OF A SECTION OF RIVER FOR A LANDING ZONE, PILOT STRUCK A POWER LINE SPANNING THE FLATHEAD RIVER.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LINES, PITCHED UPWARD THEN PLUMMETED INTO THE RIVER FROM APPROXIMATELY 75 -100 ABOVE THE RIVER.

## 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 WPR23LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA001), Oct 2, 2022: Scoda Aeronautica Ltda Super Petrel LS (N892SP), Perma, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerline.

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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