19851205064089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech STC33 · Columbia Falls, MT · December 5, 1985

Date
December 5, 1985 · 21:30 local
Place
Columbia Falls, MT
Airport
Glacier International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5637K
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA039
Reported as
Beech STC33
Reported engine
Continental IO470K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
465 total450 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Took off into a low ceiling and visibility at night. Lost control. Aircraft impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF INTO A LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5637K · 1

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