Cessna TR-182 N6089T

Summary

On 2 February 1987 at about 01:40 local time, a Cessna TR-182 registered N6089T was involved in an accident near Moran, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 February 1987 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Moran, Wyoming, United States

Coordinates

43.8402, -110.4997

Aircraft

Cessna TR-182

Registration

N6089T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Missoula → Jackson

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN87FA050

1 person died.

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 PILOT RECEIVED SEVERAL WEATHER BRIEFINGS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. BRIEFINGS INCLUDED REPORTS OF ICING CONDITIONS, LOW CLOUDS AND TURBULENCE. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. PLT DEPARTED VFR AND FILED IFR ENROUTE TO JACKSON. THE PILOT WAS ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ILS APPROACH TO JACKSON BUT WAS UNABLE TO EXECUTE THEM. THE ATC CONTROLLER ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE N6089T TO JACKSON, THEN IDAHO FALLS, DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER THAT INCLUDED TURBULENCE AND ICING ON THE APPROACH TO JACKSON. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APROX 30 MILES FROM JACKSON. PLT LOGBOOK REVEALED NO RECENT NIGHT FLIGHT TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.