19800419009559A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164B · Billings, MT · April 19, 1980

Date
April 19, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Billings, MT
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6687K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FTA10
Reported as
Gulstm G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,618 total1,117 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit at 50 feet on takeoff. Made shallow bank to miss a ravine. Stalled.hit ground sideways. Mixture rod broke.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT 50 FEET ON TAKEOFF.MADE SHALLOW BANK TO MISS A RAVINE.STALLED.HIT GROUND SIDEWAYS.MIXTURE ROD BROKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.