46.8721° N, 113.9940° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 20, 1978 · 10:30 local
Place
Missoula, MT
Airport
Johnson Bell
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5PG
Reported as
Rkwell NA26580
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total393 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left engine failed, right generator hot light on,gear lowered by emergency means. Flight landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FAILED, RIGHT GENERATOR HOT LIGHT ON,GEAR LOWERED BY EMERGENCY MEANS. FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY.