- Date
- July 13, 1983, 18:10 local (Jul 14, 1983, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Mullan, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N406OVCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39729
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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
The acft collided with a telephone line during maneuvering to stay VFR and clear of ground obstructions. The pilot said he was approaching lookout pass at about 500-800 ft AGL and was following interstate 90 westbound. He inadvertently entered IFR conditions as he turned left to follow the highway. The left turn angle of bank was increased and the acft lost altitude. The pilot tried to climb eastbound to avoid rising terrain. As the pilot approached the summit eastbound, he was nearing a stall with an overpass straight ahead. A dive and pull-up to clear the overpass resulted in a collision with the wire. A full stall followed and the acft collided with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N406OV
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18392
- Airframe hours
- 1,838
- Engine
- Continental C145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth A. Parsons
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 24, 1983 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- HLN · Helena, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 235 total · 172 in this make and model · 205 as pilot in command · 56 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- S06, 2 nm away