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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 425 · Bozeman, MT · November 29, 2005

Date: November 29, 2005 · 17:40 local
Place: Bozeman, MT
Airport: Gallatin Fld
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N701QR
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06FA022
Reported as: Cessna 425
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 in this make and model

N701QRRegistration cancelled May 23, 2008 · Cessna 425S/N 425-0148 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 425 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft appears to have stalled, and struck the ground, tail first, with forward movement approximately 8 feet after impact. All pieces of aircraft were within 20 feet. Both engines appeared to be running. Cessna, and pratt and whitney, concurred that the engines were developing power and no apparent malfunction of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED, AND STRUCK THE GROUND, TAIL FIRST, WITH FORWARD MOVEMENT APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET AFTER IMPACT. ALL PIECES OF AIRCRAFT WERE WITHIN 20 FEET. BOTH ENGINES APPEARED TO BE RUNNING. CESSNA, AND PRATT AND WHITNEY, CONCURRED THAT THE ENGINES WERE DEVELOPING POWER AND NO APPARENT MALFUNCTION OF AIRCRAFT.

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 SEA06FA022Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBelgrade, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident were dark night conditions, clouds, icing conditions, low visibility and snow.Nov 30, 2005 · Destroyed