# Accident 19851205064089A: Beech STC33, Columbia Falls, MT, December 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1985, 21:30 local time
- Place: Columbia Falls, MT
- Airport: Glacier International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4097° N, 114.1490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4097&lon=-114.1490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5637K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5637K-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 450 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205064089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN86FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA039), Dec 6, 1985: Beech 35-B33 (N5637K), Columbia Falls, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5637K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801112079559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112079559I), Nov 12, 1980: Beech 35B33 (N5637K), Chesterfield, MO, Minor damage. Zw pilot busy with communications activities failed to extend the landing gear before touchdown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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