Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N733UE

12 November 1982 · St. Ignatius, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 November 1982 at about 08:33 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N733UE, operated by Barbara J. Pierson, was involved in an accident near St. Ignatius, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 08:33
Classification
Accident
Location
St. Ignatius, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
St. Ignatius (52S)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N733UE
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Barbara J. Pierson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Ignatius → St. Ignatius
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN83LA018

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BEFORE LIFT OFF. HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE THE AIRCRAFT IN WET SNOW AND ICE AND SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD A PAST HISTORY OF THE ENTRY DOOR LATCH "POPPING OPEN" DURING FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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