- Date
- November 6, 1986, 04:36 local (11:36 UTC)
- Place
- Butte, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N421ARCessna 421C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861106054309A
- Case key
- 17080
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Analysis
Plt was attempting the vor-b instrument apch to Butte, MT arpt. Plt reported over the coppertown VORTAC inbound on the arpt. The procedure turn inbound course to the VORTAC is 124 degrees. The inbound course to the arpt is 094 degrees. The acft wreckage was found on the 124 degree radial 5 miles sw of the arpt. The wind was reported to be 340 degrees at 9 KTS. The vor-b apch terminates at rwy 11. Rwy 33 is 9000 ft long and equipped with mirl's and reil's.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N421AR
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C0254
- Airframe hours
- 2,890
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-L, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Lynch Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 20, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- HLN · Helena, MT
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTM, 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.