Cessna 340 crash, Sep 5, 1996 (1 killed), Wise River
Cessna 340 accident on September 5, 1996 near Wise River, Montana, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot attempted to fly in adverse weather...
- Date: September 5, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Wise River, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot attempted to fly in adverse weather without current information, leading to loss of control in thunderstorm updrafts, downdrafts and turbulence.
A Cessna 340A flying from Butte toward McCall flew into a thunderstorm after departing without an updated weather check. In cloud and heavy turbulence it went into a dive, then struck terrain nose down and inverted. The sole pilot was killed.