Cessna 182 accident near Pryor, MT
On October 13, 2009, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pryor, MT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 13, 2009
- Place
- Pryor, MT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.476°N, 108.239°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091014X32926
Official records · WPR10FA018
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 13, 2009, at 1141 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182, N6202A, collided with terrain approximately 14 miles east-northeast of Pryor, Montana. The private pilot, who was also the registered owner of the airplane, was operating it under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot and one passenger were killed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot departed from the Sheridan County Airport, Sheridan, Wyoming, about 1100, and was destined for Laurel Municipal Airport, Laurel, Montana. According to a family member of the pilot, the pilot and passenger had departed from Laurel at 0700 the morning of the accident to conduct work in Sheridan. They landed about 0815. The pilot had contacted a family member and advised that the return flight would take longer than normal due to poor weather conditions along the route of flight. They departed from Sheridan about 1100. When the airplane did not arrive, family members contacted authorities to initiate a search for the airplane. Due to low visibility and cloud layers on the day of the accident, the searchers were limited in their aerial search capabilities. The wreckage was located by aerial search and rescue volunteers the morning of October 14. An airport lineman working at the Sheridan airport the morning of the accident reported that the accident airplane landed between 0800 and 0900. The pilot requested that the fuel tanks be fueled to capacity. The pilot and passenger then left the airport and returned about 1045. The airplane departed at 1100. According to the li
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue flight into an area of low ceilings and low visibility and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.
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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.
