# Incident 19980921037759I: Avianw SKYHAWK, Kalispell, MT, September 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1998, 18:33 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3105° N, 114.2560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLACIER PARK INTL (GPI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3105&lon=-114.2560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1612W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1612W-2005-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon SKYHAWK (registry code 0900104, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIANW SKYHAWK
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 160 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980921037759I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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