Piper PA-22-150 accident near Garryowen, MT
On February 20, 2003, a Piper PA-22-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Garryowen, MT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 20, 2003
- Place
- Garryowen, MT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.482°N, 107.490°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030303X00275
NTSB summary
On February 20, 2003, at 1223 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-22-150, N24MF, registered to/and being operated/flown by the certificated private pilot/owner sustained substantial damage during a loss of control and in flight collision with terrain approximately five nautical miles south south-west of Garryowen, Montana. Both the pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries and the pilot, who never regained consciousness, succumbed to injuries four days later. No post-mortem or toxicological examination was conducted on the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident and the Billings, Montana; aviation surface weather observation (located 50 nautical miles north-northwest of the crash site) reported 10 miles visibility with a few clouds at 12,000 feet and winds from 210 degrees magnetic at 15 knots at 1156 local. The flight, which was engaged in coyote predation for local farmers, was operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Hardin, Montana, at 1200 local on the morning of the accident. The passenger, seated in the front right seat, was interviewed by an inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Helena Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) and provided a brief written statement. He reported that he and the pilot departed Hardin, Montana, to shoot coyotes for some farmers. After shooting a coyote, and while preparing to land, the pilot noted another coyote approximately 400 yards in front of the aircraft. The pilot abandoned the landing and "...made a pass at this coyote at about 180 feet..." and "...again, he put the
Probable cause
The pilot in command's allowing the aircraft to inadvertently enter into a stall condition at low altitude while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the pilot's intentional low altitude maneuvering.
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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.
