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Pilot Zone => Accident Review/Never Again (I hope..) => Topic started by: PeterNSteinmetz on September 27, 2021, 08:33:04 PM

Title: Bonanza Down - Billings MT - 9/26/21
Post by: PeterNSteinmetz on September 27, 2021, 08:33:04 PM

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2021/09/beechcraft-s35-bonanza-n354m-fatal.html (http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2021/09/beechcraft-s35-bonanza-n354m-fatal.html)

Very little information out there so far on the crash. The victims are a couple and their adult son, the latter being the survivor. They were evidently very much a flying family.

https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/2-killed-1-injured-in-plane-crash-south-of-billings (https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/2-killed-1-injured-in-plane-crash-south-of-billings)
http://www.missionaviation.net/instructors.html (http://www.missionaviation.net/instructors.html)

Title: Re: Bonanza Down - Billings MT - 9/26/21
Post by: PeterNSteinmetz on September 27, 2021, 08:37:47 PM

Last FlightAware track ends in WY about 1.5 hours before reported time of the crash. Maybe it was the flight before a return which crashed?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N354M

Title: Re: Bonanza Down - Billings MT - 9/26/21
Post by: Anthony on September 28, 2021, 03:27:18 AM

That sucks.  I'm assuming they were from CO so familiar with high elevation.  Sad.

Title: Re: Bonanza Down - Billings MT - 9/26/21
Post by: Rush on September 28, 2021, 03:54:21 AM

Well experienced and trained pilots, the father and son. Wonder what happened?

Title: Re: Bonanza Down - Billings MT - 9/26/21
Post by: Anthony on September 28, 2021, 05:21:58 PM

Quote from: Rush on September 28, 2021, 03:54:21 AM

Well experienced and trained pilots, the father and son. Wonder what happened?

As you know lots.  IMC spacial disorientation,  mechanical issues causing loss of power,  forgetting something,  etc.....

Title: Re: Bonanza Down - Billings MT - 9/26/21
Post by: PeterNSteinmetz on September 28, 2021, 08:11:37 PM

Crash apparently near 63MT. The nearest weather reporting at Billings, KBIL. Metars around the time of the crash (01:30Z):

KBIL 270153Z 14004KT 10SM CLR 27/M05 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP067 T02671050
KBIL 270053Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 27/M05 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP063 T02721050

Doesn't seem weather related.

Sunset was at 01:03Z there, so near the end of civil twilight.