3 fatal · Cessna U206E · 1997-06-09 · RED LODGE, MT, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA97FA133
Event ID
20001208X08241
Type
Accident
Date
1997-06-09
Location
RED LODGE, MT, USA
Coordinates
45.189807, -109.24002
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
U206E
Registration
N206EC
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's flight into known adverse weather and the subsequent overload and separation of the right wing-strut fuselage-to-strut attach point. Factors contributing were clouds and obscuration.