# Accident 20190829011699A: Beech 35-B33, St. Ignatius, MT, August 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2019, 15:58 local time
- Place: St. Ignatius, MT
- Airport: St Ignatius Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2758° N, 114.1242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2758&lon=-114.1242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9529Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9529Y-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190829011699A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 29, 2019, ABOUT 1558 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-35 AIRPLANE, N9529Y, IMPACTED TERRAIN ON A PRIVATE RANCH, NEAR ST. IGNATIUS, MONTANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA AT 0630 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, HAD AN INTERMEDIATE STOP AT MILLER FIELD AIRPORT (VTN) IN VALENTINE, NEBRASKA AND WAS DESTINED FOR ST. IGNATIUS AIRPORT (52S) IN ST. IGNATIUS, MONTANA.

ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE WITNESSES, THE PILOT ROUTINELY FLEW LOW OVER THE RANCH TO ALERT THE RANCH HANDS THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING AT 52S AND REQUIRED A RIDE TO THE RANCH. ON THIS OCCASION HE WAS SEEN FLYING LOWER THAN ANYONE HAD SEEN IN THE PAST. ONE WITNESS STATED HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE APPROACHING AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THE AIRPLANE HIT POWERLINES, A LARGE SPARK, AND THE WING COME OFF. ANOTHER WITNESS STATED HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE APPROACHING, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. WHEN HE LOOKED TOWARDS THE SOUND OF THE BANG, HE SAW THE AIRPLANE AND A LARGE SPARK. A THIRD WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THE AIRPLANE HIT THE WIRES. ALL THE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DESCENDING TO THE GROUND WHERE IT THEN TUMBLED ABOUT 400 FEET.

## 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 WPR19FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA246), Aug 29, 2019: Beech 33 (N9529Y), St. Ignatius, MT, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to maneuver the airplane at a low altitude, which resulted in impact with power lines and terrain.

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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