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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Avianw SKYHAWK · Kalispell, MT · September 21, 1998

Date: September 21, 1998 · 18:33 local
Place: Kalispell, MT
Airport: Glacier Park International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1612W
Reported as: Avianw Skyhawk
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 162 total160 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N1612WRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2005 · Avian Balloon SKYHAWKS/N 146 Airframe modelAvian Balloon SKYHAWK Engine modelNONENone

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.

(-5) On September 21, 1998, at approximately 18:30 MDT, Mr. Paul fifield (pilot), reported that his aircraft, an avian Skyhawk balloon, N1612W, hit the power lines on a final approach to a field location at 4 mile drive and highway 93, north of Kalispell, Montana. Mr. Fifield said he did not see the power line. There were two (2) passengers on board the aircraft but no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:30 MDT, MR. PAUL FIFIELD (PILOT), REPORTED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT, AN AVIAN SKYHAWK BALLOON, N1612W, HIT THE POWER LINES ON A FINAL APPROACH TO A FIELD LOCATION AT 4 MILE DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 93, NORTH OF KALISPELL, MONTANA. MR. FIFIELD SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINE. THERE WERE TWO (2) PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.