- Date
- May 15, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4175YCessna 185A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820515015919A
- Case key
- 71583
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
Analysis
The pilot reported that when he was on final approach, he lost all control, while at an airspeed of about 74 mph, and the aircraft struck the ground in a nose low attitude. He reported that the wind was variable at 10 gusting 20 KTS. About 35 miles away at kalispell, MT, the wind was reported from 240 degrees at 5 KTS. The density altitude was about 5000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4175Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1850375
- Airframe hours
- 2,665
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Tomahawk Flight Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Tomahawk Flight Enterprises
- Departed
- Marion, MT
- Destination
- Marion, MT
- Airport
- Lost Prairie-Carson Field, runway 30, 4,000 × 70 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,478 total · 1,600 in this make and model · 2,369 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 162 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FCA, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.