Plane Crash List

Handly-Page HP-137 N14RJ

15 January 1979 · Missoula, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 January 1979 at about 23:51 local time, a Handly-Page HP-137 registered N14RJ, operated by Big Sky Airlin, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Missoula, Montana, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:51
Classification
Accident
Location
Missoula, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
Missoula County
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Handly-Page HP-137
Registration
N14RJ
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Big Sky Airlin
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
Missoula, Mt → Kalispell, Mt
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-0172

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

LH MAIN WHEEL ENC 8 IN SNOW BERM ON RUNWAY AT VRSPD.CREW NOT AWARE RWY NOT FULLY PLOWED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Handly-Page HP-137 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
9 May 1978 Handly Page HP 137
N12223
Sacramento, California, United States
no coordinates
Apollo Airways No injuries -
17 Apr 1981 Handly Page HP-137
N11360
Loveland, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Air U.s., Inc Fatal 15

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Feb 1979 Cessna 180
N9916
Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
Anderson Enter No injuries -
18 Mar 1979 Beechcraft P35
N8665M
Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
2 Apr 1979 Bell 47G2M
N6327D
Guadalupe, California, United States
no coordinates
R & S Dusters No injuries -
18 Apr 1979 Beechcraft F33A
N4753M
Goodyear, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
Air Trng Centr No injuries -
28 Jul 1979 Piper PA-28
N1990T
Melbourne, Florida, United States
no coordinates
FIT Aviation No injuries -
3 Aug 1979 Piper PA-20
N7646K
Red Star, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States