Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A N84857
9 May 1985 · Lewistown, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 May 1985 at about 14:44 local time, a Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A registered N84857, operated by Government of Israel, was involved in an accident near Lewistown, Montana, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lewistown, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lewistown (LWT)
- Coordinates
- 47.0092, -109.3396
- Aircraft
- Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A
- Registration
- N84857
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Government of Israel
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Reno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85FA131
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
DURING TAXI TO TAKEOFF THE BRAKES FAILED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO GROUNDLOOP THE ACFT. THE ACFT ROLLED DOWN HILL AND COLLIDED WITH A GULLY. THE PLT WAS FATALLY INJURED. DURING PREFLIGHT THE CO-PLT INADVERTENTLY ADDED HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE ALCOHOL TANK. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CAVITATED. THE PLT FAILED TO USE THE HYDRAULIC EMERGENCY HAND PUMP OR THE A.C. ELECTRIC PUMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 Dec 1985 | Helio H-391B | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1985 | Cessna 177B | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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