# Accident 20160718020159A: Beech 19A, Helena, MT, July 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2016, 07:00 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6069° N, 111.9828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6069&lon=-111.9828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7645R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7645R-2019-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718020159A

## Narrative

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

N7645R REQUESTED A VFR DEPARTURE TO THE WEST.  N7645R WAS ASSIGNED RUNWAY 35 FOR DEPARTURE AND GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO THE RUNWAY VIA TAXIWAY C.  N7645R WAS ADVISED THAT ATIS "D" WAS BEING CREATED AND WAS GIVEN CURRENT WIND AND ALTIMETER SETTING.  N7645R CALLED READY FOR A WEST DEPARTURE TOWARDS MACDONALD PASS.  UPON GETTING AIRBORNE ON RUNWAY 35, N7645R MADE A STEEP, BANKING TURN SOUTHWEST AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NORTH OF RUNWAY 23 AND WEST OF RUNWAY 35.

## 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 WPR16CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA145), Jul 18, 2016: Beech 19A (N7645R), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to reposition the fuel selector valve to the on position prior to takeoff resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## Other reports on N7645R (3)

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

- [Incident 19890430025939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890430025939I), Apr 30, 1989: Beech 19A (N7645R), Santa Teresa, NM, Minor damage. Landed fast and touched down nose wheel first. Nose gear collapsed and aircraft veered off runway.
- [Incident 19870628066029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628066029I), Jun 28, 1987: Beech 19A (N7645R), Aurora, IL. The aircraft veered off the runway after touchdown. And crossed a taxiway before the pilot regained control.
- [Incident 19830719038819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719038819I), Jul 19, 1983: Beech 19A (N7645R), Pinckneyville, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collasped when it touched the runway. Nose gear and propeller made first contact with runway.

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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