# Incident 19780908018309I: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/C-H2, Billings, MT, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N361F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/C-H2 (registry code 3375014, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-c-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908018309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FORCED LANDING AFTER LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE. FUEL FILTER IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N361F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830925061289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925061289A), Sep 25, 1983: Pilats PC6CH2 (N361F), Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and crashed 200 ft short of landing runway. Pilot claims prop went into beta range.
- [Accident 19790411008819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411008819A), Apr 11, 1979: Pilats PC6CH2 (N361F), Raeford, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced slight airframe vibration during climb. Landed safely. Found right elavator missing. Bolt failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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