Cessna 177B N30922
21 May 1992 · St. Ignatius, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 May 1992 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N30922, operated by Fayler, Lawrence R., was involved in an accident near St. Ignatius, Montana, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Ignatius, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.3206, -114.0198
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N30922
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fayler, Lawrence R.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA92FA113
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENTLY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER INTO A STALL/SPIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TERRAIN CONDITION, RISING TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN A DRAW WHICH SLOPED UPHILL AT A GRADIENT OF +15 DEGREES TO THE WEST. ON SITE EXAMINATION INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE WITH THE WRECKAGE COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST AND DOWNSLOPE OF THE IMPACT SITE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF POWERPLANT NOR CONTROL MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK REVEALED NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE STATE OF MONTANA NOR ANY DOCUMENTED MOUNTAIN FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1992 | Cessna 177 | Manlius, Illinois, United States | Grand Lake Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Jan 1992 | Cessna 177B | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Cleary, Peter J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Dec 1992 | Cessna 177B | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Dart, John C. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Cessna 177RG | Durango, Colorado, United States | Sheppard AFB Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1992 | Cessna 177 | Live Oak, Florida, United States | Larry Donald | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1992 | Cessna 177 | Chromo, Colorado, United States | Horning, Patrick J. | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 29 Dec 1992 | Aero Commander AC-500B | Billings, Montana, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1992 | E E Shilling Q-2 | Billings, Montana, United States | Michael R. Moore | No injuries | - |
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