Status: | Definitief |
Datum: | dinsdag 17 augustus 2004 |
Tijd: | 23:40 |
Type: |  Beechcraft 99 Airliner |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Alpine Aviation |
Registratie: | N199GL |
Constructienummer: | U-15 |
Bouwjaar: | 1968 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 40521 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | 11 km (6.9 mijl) NE of Neihart, MT ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Billings-Logan International Airport, MT (BIL/KBIL), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Kalispell-Glacier National Park Airport, MT (FCA/KFCA), Verenigde Staten |
Vluchtnummer: | 5071 |
Beschrijving:The airplane departed Billings at 23:05 carrying 2,665 pounds of mail on behalf of the U.S. Postal Service to Kalispell.
The airplane flew into the southern slope of Mt. Baldy in the middle of a large skree field approximately 150 feet below the summit, at an altitude of 9,079 feet amsl (2767 m).
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance during cruise, which resulted in the in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. Dark night conditions and mountainous terrain were contributing factors."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months | Accident number: | SEA04FA166 | Download report: | Summary report
| Language: | English |
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Bronnen:
» NTSB id. SEA04FA166
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accident date:
17-08-2004type: Beechcraft 99
registration: N199GL
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Billings-Logan International Airport, MT en Kalispell-Glacier National Park Airport, MT bedraagt 511 km (319 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.