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Cessna 152 N5112Q

23 May 1983 · Hamilton, Montana, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 23 May 1983 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5112Q, operated by Hamilton Aviation, was involved in an accident near Hamilton, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Hamilton, Montana, United States
Coordinates
46.1606, -114.1403
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5112Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Hamilton Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hamilton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN83FTI04

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

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

THE ACFT WAS FLYING UPHILL AT LOW ALT WHEN IT STRUCK THE TOP OF 4 TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 40 YARDS AWAY INVERTED WITH POWER ON AT LOW AIRSPEED. THE ELEVATION AT THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 6000 FT MSL WITH THE TOPS OF THE TERRAIN IN THE DIRECTION OF FLT ABOUT 7000 FT MSL. THE CANYON AT THIS POINT WAS VERY NARROW WITH A STEEP INCLINE FORWARD AND ON BOTH SIDES. THE RIGHT WING FLAP WAS FOUND ALMOST IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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