# Accident 20000620013069A: Hoye Henry M KOLB TWNSTR MARK III, Bigfork, MO, June 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2000, 20:30 local time
- Place: Bigfork, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7402° N, 113.7399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7402&lon=-113.7399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618HP-2000-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoye Henry M KOLB TWNSTR MARK III (registry code 05607JI, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoye-henry-m-kolb-twnstr-mark-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000620013069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA00LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA110), Jun 21, 2000: Hoye Kolb Twinstar MK III (N618HP), Bigfork, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Inadequate altitude for recovery was a factor.

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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