Beechcraft 58P N717HL
6 March 1994 · Billings, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1994 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft 58P registered N717HL, operated by Intermountain Distributing Co., was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Billings, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Billings-Logan Field (BIL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58P
- Registration
- N717HL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Intermountain Distributing Co.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA94LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WHILE ON THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN IN ORDER TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. WHILE ON THE RUNWAY AFTER THE FIRST LANDING, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, AND THE GEAR RETRACTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1994 | Beechcraft 58 | Land O'lakes, Wisconsin, United States | North Wind Aviation Corp. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1994 | Beechcraft 58 | Oelwein, Iowa, United States | ROY J. Durbin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1994 | Beechcraft 58P | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1994 | Beechcraft 58 | Modesto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Beechcraft 58TC | St Marys, West Virginia, United States | Phoenix Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Oct 1994 | Beechcraft 58 FOXSTAR | Shaw Island, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1994 | Vickers SPITFIRE MARK XVIII | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Breit, Best, Richmand, Bosch, | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1994 | Bell 204B | Libby, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1994 | Piper PA-12 | Nashua, Montana, United States | Nielson, Mark | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-18 | Culbertson, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1994 | Cessna 170A | Wolf Creek, Montana, United States | Schneider, Gregory M. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1994 | Cessna T188C | Angela, Montana, United States | Pluhar, Dennis A. | No injuries | - |