47.7155° N, 104.1672° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 1980 · 07:15 local
Place
Sidney, MT
Airport
Richland Co
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N980FL
Reported as
Dhav DHC6*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,000 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.
Aircraft struck building after loss of left brake. Hydraulic line broke.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK BUILDING AFTER LOSS OF LEFT BRAKE. HYDRAULIC LINE BROKE.