# NTSB SEA79FA018: Handly-Page HP-137, N14RJ, Missoula, MT, January 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1979
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0172  79/1/15    MISSOULA,MT         HANDLY-PAGE HP-137  CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2351                    N14RJ               PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      50, 15725 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        317 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSOULA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MT                 KALISPELL,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           PERSONNEL - AIRWAYS FACILITIES PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ISSUE NOTAM
        REMARKS- LH MAIN WHEEL ENC 8 IN SNOW BERM ON RUNWAY AT VR SPD.CREW NOT AWARE RWY NOT FULLY PLOWED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14RJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HANDLY-PAGE HP-137
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Missoula County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790115000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115000889A), Jan 15, 1979: Bag HP137MK1, Missoula, MT, Substantial damage. Night takeoff on a snow covered runway. Pilot was not advised that the full width was not cleared of snow.

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.

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