Beechcraft 35-B33 N5637K

Summary

On 6 December 1985 at about 04:30 local time, a Beechcraft 35-B33 registered N5637K was involved in an accident near Columbia Falls, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 December 1985 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia Falls, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Glacier Park Intl (FCA)

Coordinates

48.4097, -114.1490

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-B33

Registration

N5637K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ogden

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN86FA039

1 person died.

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

THE ACFT CONTACTED SNOW COVERED TERRAIN IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT APRX 3 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING FROM KALISPELL, MT, NWS AND UPDATED BRIEFINGS FROM MISSOULA AND GREAT FALLS, MT, FSS, FOR PROPOSED NIGHT VFR FLT TO OGDEN, UT. VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. KALISPELL WX WAS SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED, MEASURED CEILING 100 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 2 MILES WITH FOG. THE PLT ASKED FOR A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO OGDEN. THE CONTROLLER ASKED IF HE WANTED 'FLIGHT FOLLOWING ALL THE WAY.' THE PLT ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVELY. THE PLT WAS NEVER GIVEN A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. RADAR SHOWS THE ACFT TAKING OFF AT ABOUT 2128 MST. LAST CONTACT WAS AT 2130 MST. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.