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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75L3 · Belgrade, MT · April 4, 1987

Date: April 4, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place: Belgrade, MT
Airport: Gallatin Fld
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5084N
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN87LA086
Reported as: Boeing A75L3
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 642 total42 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N5084NRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 1989 · Boeing A75L3S/N 755714 Airframe modelBoeing A75L3

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.

The aircraft nosed over during a wheel landing. Wheel landings are not recommended in this aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A WHEEL LANDING. WHEEL LANDINGS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED IN THIS AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN87LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelgrade, MTThe plt report that he was landing on a 9000 x 150 ft asphalt rwy. The wind was nearly down the rwy at 4 to 9 KTS. In a telephone interview 2 days after the accident the plt reported that he was making a 'wheels' landing. He said when the main gear was about…Apr 5, 1987 · Substantial damage