- Date
- November 28, 1983, 08:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Moose, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N107CBBellanca 17-31ATC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831128059639A
- Case key
- 16186
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed shortly after takeoff in IFR weather. The plt failed to follow established departure procedures and in fact he did not even call in the fact that he had departed or his departure time as instructed by salt lake center. Attempts by salt lake center and ida fss to contact the acft were unsuccessful. From time of takeoff until the crash there was no communication from the acft. The acft departed about 0840 MST and crashed about 05-15 minutes later. The acft was found 3 miles north and 1 mile west of the departure arpt about 5 days after the accident. The minimum safe altitude for terrain clearance in the area of the accident on the acft heading of 260 degrees is about 12000 ft MSL. Theaccident site elevation was 7740 ft. the weather was ceiling 1000 ft sky obscured visibility 2 miles light snow wind calm. The acft impacted in a left wing low nose low attitude into tall pine trees and snow covered ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N107CB
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31ATC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 73-31051
- Airframe hours
- 1,395
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming IO-540-L1E5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John P. Schiller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- JAC · Jackson Hole
- Destination
- APA · Englewood, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JAC · Jackson Hole
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,415 total · 601 in this make and model · 1,203 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAC, 3 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.