# Accident 20160917018779A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Broadus, MT, September 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Broadus, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1192° N, 105.0358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1192&lon=-105.0358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413D-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160917018779A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BILLINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BILLINGS MONTANA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AND WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR LEAVING THE BILLINGS AIRSPACE AT 5500 FEET WITH NO UNUSUAL FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS.

THE AIRCARFT CRASHED IN A VERY REMOTE AREA UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND A HALF LATER.

## 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 WPR16FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA182), Sep 17, 2016: Beech 95 B55 (T42A) (N413D), Broadus, MT, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's departure from cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N413D (1)

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

- [Incident 19840624055059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840624055059I), Jun 24, 1984: Beech 9555 (N413D), Bellaire, MI, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear in place of flaps during landing roll.

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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