Boeing A75L3 N5084N

Summary

On 5 April 1987 at about 00:00 local time, a Boeing A75L3 registered N5084N, operated by John D. Duncan, was involved in an accident near Belgrade, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 April 1987 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Belgrade, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Gallatin (BZN)

Coordinates

45.8095, -111.1509

Aircraft

Boeing A75L3

Registration

N5084N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John D. Duncan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN87LA086

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT REPORT THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A 9000 X 150 FT ASPHALT RWY. THE WIND WAS NEARLY DOWN THE RWY AT 4 TO 9 KTS. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MAKING A 'WHEELS' LANDING. HE SAID WHEN THE MAIN GEAR WAS ABOUT 1 FT ABOVE THE RWY WHEN THE TAIL ROSE SUDDENLY AND THE ACFT FLIPPED END OVER END COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE RWY CENTERLINE. HE SAID EXAMINATION OF THE RWY SURFACE AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL ANY SKID MARKS. HE ALSO SAID HE DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY TURBULENCE OR X-WIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.