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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421A · Helena, MT · February 3, 1988

Date
February 3, 1988 · 20:00 local
Place
Helena, MT
Airport
Helena
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MINA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N517S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88FA063
Reported as
Cessna 421A
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total119 in this make and model35 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.

Struck trees on mountainside on ILS approach at night in heavy snow. Co pilot at controls left seat. Acft burned.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE ON ILS APPROACH AT NIGHT IN HEAVY SNOW. CO PILOT AT CONTROLS LEFT SEAT. ACFT BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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