Miller SIEVERS SPECIAL N1175
4 March 1986 · Gillette, Wyoming, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1986 at about 00:15 local time, a Miller SIEVERS SPECIAL registered N1175, operated by Barry D. Stanley, was involved in an accident near Gillette, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gillette, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillette-Campbell County (GCC)
- Coordinates
- 44.4602, -105.7003
- Aircraft
- Miller SIEVERS SPECIAL
- Registration
- N1175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Barry D. Stanley
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gillette → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86FTI01
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
ON MARCH 3, 1986 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 MST, AN EXPERIMENTAL MILLER, SIEVERS SPECIAL, STRUCK THE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF AT THE GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY AIRPORT, GILLETTE, WYOMING. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 34, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LOSE A LITTLE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AS HE WAS STARTING A LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AND STALLED. THE PILOT INDICATED THE AIRSPEED WAS INDICATING ABOUT 60 MPH. HE ATTEMPTED RECOVERY BY PUSHING THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD AND HEADED FOR A FIELD WEST OF THE RUNWAY. NO REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS COULD BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1986 | Cessna TU206G | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Afton, Wyoming, United States | Patrick M. Sellers | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1986 | Cessna 180J | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Willard McMillen | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1986 | Cessna R172K | Ft. Bridger, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 140 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Glen E. Latimer | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1986 | Hispano Aviacion ME109 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | James C. Wood | No injuries | - |