Cessna 150L accident near Angela, MT
On August 19, 2004, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Angela, MT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 19, 2004
- Place
- Angela, MT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.774°N, 106.161°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040914X01429
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 18, 2004, about 2000 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N17062, was destroyed while maneuvering near Angela, Montana. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from a private airstrip near Angela at an undetermined time. It was reported by a witness who was driving westbound on a county road that "an airplane appeared out of nowhere" coming over the rise from the west. The witness stated that he wasn't able to actually tell how high the airplane was, but estimated that it was probably less than 1,000 feet above the ground. The witness reported that as the airplane continued to the east it passed off to his left, and he could see the pilot was waving at him. The witness stated the airplane continued toward the east then changed directions back toward the west, which now paralleled the direction in which he was driving. He said after the airplane was still below 1,000 feet and that after it got ahead of him the pilot made a left turn at a lower altitude. The witness reported the airplane then circled around him and was again heading west when it descended too low and hit the ground, at what appeared to be at a high rate of speed. The witness stated that as far as he could tell the engine was running fine until it impacted the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance while maneuvering. A factor contributing to the accident was the physical impairment of the pilot due to an elevated blood alcohol level.
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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.
