Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Lewistown, MT
47.062473°N, 109.428238°W |
Tail number | N349SM |
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Accident date | 02 Jul 1989 |
Aircraft type | MUSICK/TERRATORN Tierra Ii |
Additional details: | None |
THE UNQUALIFIED PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE WHILE TAXIING AT HIGH SPEED, HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HE INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED IT TO ENTER A STALL/SPIN AND CRASHED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES, AND HIS LACK OF QUALIFICATION AS A PILOT