Cessna P206B N4728F

Summary

On 7 April 1998 at about 17:55 local time, a Cessna P206B registered N4728F was involved in an accident near Riverton, Wyoming, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 April 1998 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Riverton, Wyoming, United States

Coordinates

43.0303, -108.4096

Aircraft

Cessna P206B

Registration

N4728F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rock Springs → Broadus

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA176

1 person was seriously injured.

continued flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude from terrain, while manuevering to reverse direction. Related factors were: the adverse weather conditions, mountainous terrain, and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot obtained a weather briefing before departing on a flight from Rock Springs, WY, to Broadus, MT. He was told that Gillette, WY, and Billings, MT, were reporting instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and that no weather was available for Riverton, WY. Since visual meteorological conditons (VMC) prevailed at Rock Springs, he made a decision to takeoff and assess the weather en route. While in cruise flight, the aircraft penetrated a line of light drizzle and snow showers. While attempting to reverse direction, the airplane collided with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.