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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA-226AT · Billings, MT · May 7, 1986

Date
May 7, 1986 · 23:45 local
Place
Billings, MT
Airport
Billings Logan International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GGJA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N577KA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA128
Reported as
Swrngn SA226AT
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3313U
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28,000 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Aircraft struck wires on final approach and was destroyed. Pilot suffered a heart attack prior to impact.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES ON FINAL APPROACH AND WAS DESTROYED. PILOT SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK PRIOR TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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