Cessna 182N accident near Kalispell, MT
On September 9, 1983, a Cessna 182N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kalispell, MT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 9, 1983
- Place
- Kalispell, MT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 48.120°N, 113.888°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020904X01525
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 9, 1983, approximately 1250 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182N, N92368, collided with the terrain about 13 miles east of Kalispell, Montana. Although search and rescue teams and local law enforcement officials conducted a multi-day search, the aircraft could not be located by the time the official search was terminated. Although numerous searches were conducted in the area over the following 19 years, the aircraft was not located until August 9, 2002. On that day, two hikers came across the wreckage in an area of heavily wooded mountainous terrain. There were no clear signs of the private pilot and his passenger at the site, but due to the severity of the impact and the intensity of the post-crash fire, they are assumed to have sustained fatal injuries during the accident sequence. The aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed. A review of NTSB missing aircraft records revealed that the aircraft departed Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell, Montana, at 1226 mountain daylight time on September 9, 1983. The pilot had been on an IFR flight plan en route to Billings, Montana, but had reversed course in order to return to Kalispell. During the attempted return, radio and radar contact were lost. Just prior to takeoff, the flight had been cleared to climb to 12,000 feet, and six minutes after departure Salt Lake Center advised the pilot they had radar contact four miles northwest of Kalispell VOR. At that time the pilot requested a 360 degree right turn in order to climb high enough to clear the hills prior to p
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while attempting to maneuver back to the departure airport after encountering icing conditions. Factors include icing conditions, mountainous terrain, and low ceilings.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
