45.6839° N, 111.0576° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 1989 · 10:40 local
Place
Bozeman, MT
Airport
Gallatin Fld
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BSAA
Aircraft
N116BS
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,000 in this make and model180 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.
Weather deteriorated on arrival. ILS in alarm status. Declared fuel emergency and returned to Bozeman.
As the FAA filed it
WEATHER DETERIORATED ON ARRIVAL. ILS IN ALARM STATUS. DECLARED FUEL EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BOZEMAN.