What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 10, 2026, at 1220 MDT, a areo vodochody L-39, privacy data omitted registered to an LLC, made a off-airfield gearup landing after engine failure on approach to landing at big sky airport, Ennis, Montana, while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The flight originated at bozeman, Montana, on April 10, 2026, at 1200 MDT
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 10, 2026, AT 1220 MDT, A AREO VODOCHODY L-39, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTERED TO AN LLC, MADE A OFF-AIRFIELD GEARUP LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT BIG SKY AIRPORT, ENNIS, MONTANA, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOZEMAN, MONTANA, ON APRIL 10, 2026, AT 1200 MDT
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.