# NTSB SEA76AS062: Cessna 182H, Kalispell, MT, July 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: July 14, 1976
- Place: Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, August 20, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1879  76/7/14  NR.KALISPELL,MT       CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 517
        TIME - 0853                    N2087X              PX-  3  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KALISPELL,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE GROUND TRAINING-PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AERIAL TIMBER SURVEY. PLTS FIRST FLT OF THIS TYPE.
```

## Sequence of events

- Maneuvering-low-alt flying

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2087X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2087X-1976-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19760714022189A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760714022189A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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