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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Kalispell, MT · August 19, 1990

Date
August 19, 1990 · 21:24 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Airport
Kalispell City Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8556Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90FA165
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320C1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,344 total180 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bounced hard on fast night landing. Second impact flipped over crushing cabin. Had no recent night flying time.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED HARD ON FAST NIGHT LANDING. SECOND IMPACT FLIPPED OVER CRUSHING CABIN. HAD NO RECENT NIGHT FLYING TIME.

NTSB investigation

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