Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Alzada, Montana 59311
Friday, November 28, 2014 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On November 28, 2014, at an unknown time, a single-engine Cessna 170B airplane, N3292A, impacted mountainous terrain near Alzada, Montana. The owner/private pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed from Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), Spearfish, South Dakota about 1200 MST. A family concerned Alert Notification (ALNOT) was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on November 29, when the pilot did not show up for work. The airplane was found by the Wyoming Civil Air Patrol on November 30, 2014, at about 1130 MST, and the accident site was accessed by personnel from the Carter County Sheriff's Department on November 30. The airplane came to rest on the east side of a saddle located between two peaks in a near vertical nose down attitude on a magnetic heading of 130 degrees. The accident site was located about 25 miles north of Alzada, at an elevation of about 4,000 feet. The entire airplane came to rest at the accident site, and flight control continuity was established on site. The airplane was recovered on December 4, 2014, for further examination.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/28/2014
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event --
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Alzada
Event State MONTANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 59311
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 451208N
Event Location Longitude 1041332W
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1956 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 50
Weather Observation Facility ID K2WX
Elevation of weather observation facility 3003
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 38
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 210
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.5
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR K2WX 281956Z AUTO 21004KT 11/01 A2950 RMK AO
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source FAA NWM Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 5 2014 2:09PM
User who most recently changed record eckd
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3292A
NTSB Number WPR15FA049
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 170B
Aircraft Series Identifier UNDESIGNAT
Aircraft Serial Number 25936
Certified Max Gross Weight 1451
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Yes
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name KOVARIK PETER M
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City RAPID CITY
Aircraft Owner State SD
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 577015318
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name KOVARIK PETER M
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City RAPID CITY
Operator State SD
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 577015318
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SPF
Departure City Spearfish
Departure State SD
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 5 2014 2:21PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --