# Accident 20070206003029A: Beech 200BEECH, Belgrade, MT, February 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2007, 21:04 local time
- Place: Belgrade, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HDNA
- Location: 45.9931° N, 111.2367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9931&lon=-111.2367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45MF-2009-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-41 (registry code 61541, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206003029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KGTF TO KBZN TO PICKUP A PATIENT WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES NNW OF KBZN WHILE CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12.

## 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 SEA07FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA051), Feb 7, 2007: Beech 200 (N45MF), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate altitude and descent rate during a night visual approach. Dark night conditions and mountainous terrain are factors in the accident.

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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