Beech C24R accident near Bozeman, MT
On November 25, 1995, a Beech C24R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bozeman, MT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 25, 1995
- Place
- Bozeman, MT
- Aircraft
- Beech C24R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.770°N, 110.930°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04922
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 25, 1995, at 1554 mountain standard time, a Beech C24R, N3729T, registered to First National Insurance of Dillon, Montana, was substantially damaged when it collided with mountainous terrain approximately 13 nautical miles north-northeast of Gallatin Field, Bozeman, Montana. Both occupants (the private pilot and a passenger) were fatally injured. The 14 CFR 91 flight had originated at Troutdale, Oregon, with a stop in Lewiston, Idaho, and was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan from Lewiston to Bozeman. The flight had been cleared by Salt Lake Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) for an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 12 at Bozeman. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the accident area. FAA air traffic control (ATC) records indicated that the pilot received a weather briefing from the automated flight service station (AFSS) at McMinnville, Oregon, and departed Troutdale on an IFR flight plan, landing at Lewiston and remaining on the ground there from 1232 to 1258 Pacific standard time. According to these records, the flight was cleared to an altitude of 13,000 feet out of Lewiston and cruised at an altitude between 11,000 and 13,000 feet for the entire flight from Lewiston, maintaining 13,000 feet for the last 32 minutes prior to arriving at THESE intersection (284 degrees magnetic/19 nautical miles from the Bozeman VOR/DME, an initial approach fix (IAF) for the ILS approach.) The aircraft was not equipped with cabin pressurization or supplemental oxygen. Communications transcripts documented a n
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to follow the specified approach track (proper IFR procedure), and his associated failure to maintain altitude or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to abide by the aircraft owner's (dispatch) procedures, heavy snowfall, mountainous terrain, and possible pilot impairment from altitude hypoxia.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
