# Accident 19950126001179A: Beech E18S, Butte, MT, January 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1995, 22:30 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GGPA
- Location: 45.9548° N, 112.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BERT MOONEY (BTM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9548&lon=-112.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250RP-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,575 total, 2,806 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950126001179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DESCENDED BELOW ILS APPROACH PATH AND STRUCK TREES. DARK NIGHT AND FOG WERE FACTORS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA95FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA043), Jan 27, 1995: Beech E18S (N250RP), Butte, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE IFR PROCEDURE BY NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER ALTITUDE PRIOR TO THE INITIAL APPRAOCH FIX. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND A LOW CEILING.

## Other reports on N250RP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730607015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730607015809A), Jun 7, 1973: Beech E18S (N250RP), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Tug with pods crossed taxiway ahead of acft. Vehicle had no side ltg,plt didnt use ldg lts.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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