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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12D · Clinton, MT · August 6, 1988

Date
August 6, 1988 · 09:15 local
Place
Clinton, MT
Airport
Elliott Field Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95855
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA178
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental A658F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,095 total417 in this make and model12 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.

Lost control on climbout stalled and crashed off end of runway. Pilot blamed a whirlwind caused loss of control.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT STALLED AND CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY. PILOT BLAMED A WHIRLWIND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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