SEA73AS010

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182P · Corwin Spgs, MT · October 20, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 20, 1972
Place
Corwin Spgs, MT · CORWIN SPGS, MT
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7414QCessna 182P
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168826

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3526  72/10/20   CORWIN SPGS,MONT    CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 544
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7414Q              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MONT               RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- SPOTTING ELK. RECOVERY DATE 10/21/72,ON MTN SLOPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7414Q
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.