- Date
- May 7, 1986, 23:45 local (May 8, 1986, 05:45 UTC)
- Place
- Billings, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N577KASwearingen SA226AT
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860507065959A
- Case key
- 16819
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on an IFR flt plan in IMC, the plt executed a missed approach after flying a localizer back course 27 approach. During a subsequent ILS rwy 09L approach, radio and radar contact with the acft was lost lost. The acft wreckage was located on the inbound approach course 1/2 mile east of the saige locator outer marker. The acft was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire. The autopsy and medical history of the plt led to a conclusion that he was incapacitated at the time of impact. The plts flt time was not reported and his logs were not located.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N577KA
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AT008
- Airframe hours
- 2,950
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-3U303G, 840 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Lester C. Barckley, doing business as Barckley Airlines
- Registered owner
- Career Aviation Sales Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · April 28, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- HLN · Helena, MT
- Destination
- BIL · Billings, MT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BIL · Logan, runway 9L, 10,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIL, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.