Cessna 177B accident near Crowheart, WY
On July 27, 2002, a Cessna 177B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Crowheart, WY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 27, 2002
- Place
- Crowheart, WY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.685°N, 109.209°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020808X01334
Official records · DEN02FA080
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 27, 2002, at approximately 0740 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 177B, N34859, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering in the Owl Creek Mountains (Wind River Reservation) near Crowheart, Wyoming. The commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight which originated from Worland, Wyoming, approximately 40 minutes before the accident. The pilot had activated a VFR flight plan, with Mc Call, Idaho, as its destination. Records found in the airplane indicated that the airplane was returning from Oshkosh, Wisconsin's Experimental Aircraft Association annual fly-in, and was bound for the pilot's home in Hillsboro, Oregon. Radar data indicates that the airplane departed Worland, Wyoming, and at 0718, was passing through 9,200 feet on a 235 degree ground track. The last radar return, at 0737, indicates that the airplane was passing through 10,500 feet on a 245 degree ground track. The last radar return was approximately 4 nautical miles (nm) from the impact point. The airplane was found approximately 100 feet below a saddle (elevation 11,200 feet) of two mountain summits. The Wyoming Civil Air Patrol found the airplane on the next morning of July 28, 2002. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot took his last Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second class flight medical exam on August 2, 2001, and at that time he reported on his application that he had 2,450 of flight experience, with 40 hours during t
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the high mountain terrain. Contributing factors were the high mountain terrain, and the high density altitude weather condition.
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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.
