# NTSB DEN82FA198: Cessna 152, N49816, Divide, MT, September 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 16, 1982, 13:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place: Divide, MT
- Coordinates: 45.77946, -112.710441 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7795&lon=-112.7104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FA198
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70484/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA198

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - high terrain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of recent experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

THE ACFT STALLED & CRASHED ON THE SIDE OF A RIDGE. THE PLT WAS DESCRIBED AS AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN, SPORTSMAN & HUNTER. ACCORDING TO LOCAL RESIDENTS NEAR THE CRASH SITE, THE AREA IS WELL POPULATED WITH LARGE & SMALL GAME. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS COMPUTED TO BE 6,191 FT. THE PLT HAD FLOWN THE C-152 ONLY ONCE, ON 7/5/80, BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AT WHICH TIME HE LOGGED 0.9 HRS OF DUAL. HOWEVER HE HAD ALSO LOGGED 54.2 HRS IN THE C-150. THE LAST TIME THE PLT HAD FLOWN THE C-150 WAS ON 11/2/80.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49816](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49816-1983-01-17), registration cancelled 1983-01-17, S/N 15281336, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281336
- Airframe hours: 1039
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Marathon Aviation Corporation
- Registered owner: Marathon Aviation Corporation
- Departed: C, BUTTE, MT
- Destination: C, BUTTE, MT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 268 total, 1 in this make and model, 141 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 120 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BTM, 23 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820916046969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916046969A), Sep 16, 1982: Cessna 152, Divide, MT, Destroyed. Evidence points to a stall at a high density altitude. Stall warning set too low. Pilot avid hunter. Game in area.

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.

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