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19971207037392A

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FAA accident report · Cessna P206A · Bozeman, MT · December 7, 1997

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Date
December 7, 1997 · 14:53 local
Place
Bozeman, MT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2664X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98FA063
Reported as
Cessna P206A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N2664XRegistration cancelled Sep 1, 1998 · Cessna P206AS/N P2060164Airframe modelCessna P206A

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What happened

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

Acft collided in mid air with N693SB, acft was destroyed 2 POB suffered fatal inj, Bozeman, MT. (.4)a witness observed an aircraft performing aerobatics near Montana state university campus. Another witness reported seeing a pitts 'tipping its wings (straight on its side) one way, then the other.' This same witness observed the pitts continue north 'doing tricks, when it suddenly went straight down.' A Cessna was flying by gallatin field (Bozeman, MT) on an airway, and reported that he was 7,700 feet mean sea level (MSL) and climbing. A witness observed the Cessna flying eastbound and the pitts closing about a 45 degree angle on the starboard forward quarter. The witness watched both planes for about 5 seconds, until impact 'both planes maintained level flight and neither made any turns or abrupt maneuvers.' Victor airways are low route area navigation tracks which extend upward from 1,200 feet above the surface of the earth to, but not including, 18,000 feet MSL. They extend horizontally 4 nautical miles on each side of the airways center line. Aerobatic maneuvers are prohibited over any congested area of a city, town, settlement and within 4 nautical miles of the center line of any federal airways.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT COLLIDED IN MID AIR WITH N693SB, ACFT WAS DESTROYED 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ, BOZEMAN, MT. (.4)A WITNESS OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT PERFORMING AEROBATICS NEAR MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. ANOTHER WITNESS REPORTED SEEING A PITTS 'TIPPING ITS WINGS (STRAIGHT ON ITS SIDE) ONE WAY, THEN THE OTHER.' THIS SAME WITNESS OBSERVED THE PITTS CONTINUE NORTH 'DOING TRICKS, WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT STRAIGHT DOWN.' A CESSNA WAS FLYING BY GALLATIN FIELD (BOZEMAN, MT) ON AN AIRWAY, AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS 7,700 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) AND CLIMBING. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE CESSNA FLYING EASTBOUND AND THE PITTS CLOSING ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON THE STARBOARD FORWARD QUARTER. THE WITNESS WATCHED BOTH PLANES FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, UNTIL IMPACT 'BOTH PLANES MAINTAINED LEVEL FLIGHT AND NEITHER MADE ANY TURNS OR ABRUPT MANEUVERS.' VICTOR AIRWAYS ARE LOW ROUTE AREA NAVIGATION TRACKS WHICH EXTEND UPWARD FROM 1,200 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING, 18,000 FEET MSL. THEY EXTEND HORIZONTALLY 4 NAUTICAL MILES ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRWAYS CENTER LINE. AEROBATIC MANEUVERS ARE PROHIBITED OVER ANY CONGESTED AREA OF A CITY, TOWN, SETTLEMENT AND WITHIN 4 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTER LINE OF ANY FEDERAL AIRWAYS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW98FA063Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBozeman, MTThe failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout. Factors were the pilot of N693SB not following procedures and directives, and the pilot of N693SB using poor judgment.Dec 7, 1997 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N693SBAviat PITTSS2BAccident 19971207037391A · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other reports on N2664X · 1

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

Incident 19960720023199IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Mystic Lake, MTNarrative: on July 20, 1996, at approximately 0800, a Cessna 206, operated by Mr. Donald kinney, was on a scenic flight from red lodge, Montana, with intentions to return to red lodge. All indications were normal until about three minutes after leveling off…Jul 20, 1996