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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B35 · Chinook, MT · June 7, 1985

Date
June 7, 1985 · 14:35 local
Place
Chinook, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5099C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA151
Reported as
Beech B35
Reported engine
Continental E18511
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,414 total59 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.

Engine quit after level off. Struck fence posts during landing. Probable vapor lock. Unapproved unleaded fuel used.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LEVEL OFF. STRUCK FENCE POSTS DURING LANDING. PROBABLE VAPOR LOCK. UNAPPROVED UNLEADED FUEL USED.

NTSB investigation

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