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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Hoye Henry M KOLB TWNSTR MARK III · Bigfork, MO · June 20, 2000

Date: June 20, 2000 · 20:30 local
Place: Bigfork, MO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N618HP
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00LA110
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N618HPRegistration cancelled Aug 17, 2000 · Hoye Henry M KOLB TWNSTR MARK IIIS/N 1143 Airframe modelHoye Henry M KOLB TWNSTR MARK III

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What happened

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(-23) On 06/20/00 a hoye/kolb amateur built aircraft, N618HP, registered to henry m. hoye, crashed into a heavily wooded area easr of ferndale airport (53U) Montana while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight. The aircraft was destroyed and the private pilot and passenger were killed. The flight originated at whitefish city airport, Montana earlier that day. Witnesses stated that the aircraft was preforming steep and abrupt maneuvers close to the ground 200-500 (AGL) prior to the crash at 2030 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/20/00 A HOYE/KOLB AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N618HP, REGISTERED TO HENRY M. HOYE, CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA EASR OF FERNDALE AIRPORT (53U) MONTANA WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WHITEFISH CITY AIRPORT, MONTANA EARLIER THAT DAY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREFORMING STEEP AND ABRUPT MANEUVERS CLOSE TO THE GROUND 200-500 (AGL) PRIOR TO THE CRASH AT 2030 MDT.

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 SEA00LA110Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBigfork, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Inadequate altitude for recovery was a factor.Jun 21, 2000 · Substantial damage