Accident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N124AV,
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Date:Wednesday 18 March 1987
Time:22:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Owner/operator:Big Sky Airlines
Registration: N124AV
MSN: TC-364
Year of manufacture:1980
Total airframe hrs:11493 hours
Engine model:GARRETT TPE331-1OUA
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Missoula, MT -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Missoula, MT (KMSO)
Destination airport:Great Falls, MT (KGTF)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT OF A PIPER NAVAJO (N3529W) WAS TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RWY FOR AN IFR DEPARTURE, DIRECTED HIS ATTENTION TO THE DEPARTURE PROCEDURE CHART IN THE COCKPIT, AND COLLIDED WITH THE TAIL OF A SWEARINGEN ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY AWAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE.

Findings
1. (C) VISUAL LOOKOUT - NOT MAINTAINED - PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
2. (C) CLEARANCE - NOT MAINTAINED - PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
3. OBJECT - AIRCRAFT MOVING ON GROUND

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN87LA067
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN87LA067

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
19 December 1986 N124AV Big Sky Airlines 0 Billings, MT min

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Mar-2024 12:45 ASN Update Bot Added
27-Mar-2024 14:28 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Narrative]

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