# Accident 20121219027709A: Beech B100, Libby, MT, December 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2012, 00:02 local time
- Place: Libby, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3206° N, 115.4756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3206&lon=-115.4756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N499SW-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B100 (registry code 1152919, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-6 (registry code 33970, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B100
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121219027709A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 19, 2012, AT 0002 MST, A TWIN ENGINE BEECHCRAFT KING AIR MODEL B-100, N499SW, REGISTERED TO STINGER WELDING, INC, CRASHED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT NIGHT 2.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIBBY, MONTANA (S59) WHILE ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT. NIGHT TIME VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FAA REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE GPS-A INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE FOR THE LIBBY AIRPORT. THE CLEARANCE HAD A CROSSING RESTRICTION OF 10,700 FEET AT THE PACCE INTERSECTION, WHICH WAS THE INITIAL APPROCH FIX FOR THE GPS-A APPROACH. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT CLEARANCE AT 2353. AT 2359, THE AIRPLANE TARGET WAS ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT; THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT, AND CANCELLED THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE OWNER AND CEO OF STINGER WELDING ALONG WITH A NON-PILOT EMPLOYEE WERE KILLED ON IMPACT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN COOLIDGE, AZ (P08) ON DECEMBER 18, 2012. THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT HELD NO PILOT CERTIFICATES OR APPROPRIATE RATINGSAND DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL.  THE LAST CERTIFICATE HELD WAS A STUDENT PILOTS CERTIFICATE THAT EXPIRED IN JUNE OF 2012. A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS APPLIED FOR ON 10/17/2012 BUT ISSUANCE WAS DEFERRED. THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NOTED TO BE COLOR DEFICIENT AND WAS ISSUED A CLASS 3, SPECIAL RESTRICTION-NOT VALID FOR NIGHT FLYING OR BY COLOR SIGNAL.

## 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 WPR13FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA073), Dec 19, 2012: Beech B100 (N499SW), Libby, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering to land in dark night conditions likely due to his geographic disorientation (lost). Contributing to the…

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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