# Accident 19951125038379A: Beech C24R, Bozeman, MT, November 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1995, 15:54 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7695° N, 110.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7695&lon=-110.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3729T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3729T-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951125038379A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINSIDE IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PILOTS SPEECH AND ACTIONS POOR. HAD BEEN AT FL130. NO OXYGEN SYSTEM.

## 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 SEA96FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA024), Nov 25, 1995: Beech C24R (N3729T), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow the specified approach track (proper IFR procedure), and his associated failure to maintain altitude or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the…

## Other reports on N3729T (2)

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

- [Incident 19910724035539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724035539I), Jul 24, 1991: Beech C24R (N3729T), Bozeman, MT. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in a field.
- [Incident 19851031072339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851031072339I), Oct 31, 1985: Beech C24R (N3729T), Spokane, WA. Encountered unforecast IFR conditions and requested vectors back to VFR conditions.

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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