- Date
- March 6, 1986, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Anaconda, MT
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3476TCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860306005669A
- Case key
- 16810
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The sole surviving pax said the eng lost power during cruise flight over mountainous terrain. The plt attempted a forced landing but hit a tree and the acft crashed. Aprx 5 gals of automotive fuel were drained from wing tank. Fuel sample taken from plt's storage tank revealed some water contamination. Acft had been operating at 9000 ft MSL in below freezing temp for aprx 1 hr, 5 mins. Eng disassembly revealed no evidence of failure. Carburetor bowl was clean, dry, and absent of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3476T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177-00776
- Airframe hours
- 1,811
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Everet W. Mckenzie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- THM · Thompson Falls, MT
- Destination
- JAC · Jackson Hole, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 261 total · 75 in this make and model · 209 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSO, 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.