# Accident 20080523857609A: Beech 1900C, Billings, MT, May 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2008, 01:23 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 45.8336° N, 108.4725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8336&lon=-108.4725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N195GA-2009-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B (registry code 52115, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523857609A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 23, 2008, AT 0123MST, A BEECHCRAFT 1900-C, N195GA, REGISTERED TO ALPINE AVIATION INC, IMPACTED A BUILDING LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BILLINGS, MONTANA.  THE AICRAFT WAS UNDER CONTRACT TO FLY US MAIL UNDER 14CFR 135 CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO ALPINE AVIATION INC, TIMA032A.  THE PILOT WAS ON  INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BILLINGS, MONTANA ON RUNWAY 10L ON A HEADING OF 070 DEGREES.  THE PILOT WAS  INSTRUCTED BY DEPARTURE CONTROLLER TO TAKE A HEADING OF 310 AND CLIMB TO 16,000 FEET.  HE WAS THEN TOLD TO TURN FURTHER LEFT TO A HEADING OF 290 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A SLOW TURN TO THE RIGHT THEN RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST.

## 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 SEA08FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA135), May 23, 2008: Beech 1900C (N195GA), Billings, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N195GA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981109043769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981109043769I), Nov 9, 1998: Beech 1900C (N195GA), Fort Myers, FL. (-5)From: [privacy data omitted] to: [privacy data omitted],Gulfstream international airlines November 10, 1998 local time: 15:25 aircraft tail number: 195GA…

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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