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Alpine Air Accident
NTSB Identification: SEA04FA166
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Accident occurred Tuesday, August 17, 2004 in Neihart, MT
Aircraft: Beech 99, registration: N199GL
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On August 17, 2004, about 2340 mountain daylight time, a Beechcraft 99 Airliner, N199GL, operated as Alpine flight 5071, was destroyed during a collision with mountainous terrain approximately six nautical miles northeast of Neihart, Montana, near the summit of Big Baldy Mountain. The aircraft was operated by Alpine Aviation, Inc, dba Alpine Air, of Provo, Utah, as a visual flight rules (VFR) non-scheduled domestic air cargo flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The airline transport pilot-in-command and pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Billings, Montana, at 2305. The flight planned destination was Kalispell, Montana (FCA).
On the evening of August 17, Salt lake Center issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) after radio and radar contact with the accident aircraft was lost. The following day, about 1145 local, the aircraft wreckage was located approximately 175 feet below the summit of Big Baldy Mountain.
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NTSB Identification: SEA04FA166
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Accident occurred Tuesday, August 17, 2004 in Neihart, MT
Aircraft: Beech 99, registration: N199GL
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On August 17, 2004, about 2340 mountain daylight time, a Beechcraft 99 Airliner, N199GL, operated as Alpine flight 5071, was destroyed during a collision with mountainous terrain approximately six nautical miles northeast of Neihart, Montana, near the summit of Big Baldy Mountain. The aircraft was operated by Alpine Aviation, Inc, dba Alpine Air, of Provo, Utah, as a visual flight rules (VFR) non-scheduled domestic air cargo flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The airline transport pilot-in-command and pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Billings, Montana, at 2305. The flight planned destination was Kalispell, Montana (FCA).
On the evening of August 17, Salt lake Center issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) after radio and radar contact with the accident aircraft was lost. The following day, about 1145 local, the aircraft wreckage was located approximately 175 feet below the summit of Big Baldy Mountain.
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