- Date
- May 10, 1990, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Powderville, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62672Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900510015889A
- Case key
- 17929
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Probable cause
Pilot failed to maintain terrain clearance during descent on an aerial application swath run, resulting in an in flight collision with the terrain. That the pilot misjudged the pull up altitude is considered a contributing factor.
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.
Analysis
A private plt was performing an aerial application flight near his home. The plt said that the flight was on descent into a field for a spray pass. He said the entry was too steep and the plane struck the terrain. He reported that the left wheel struck first and damaged the strut and left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62672
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7809104
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 91
- Operator
- W.L. Ranch Co.
- Registered owner
- Charles W. Miles
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,291 total · 1,271 in this make and model · 1,282 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N62672 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.