Last updated: 6 May 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Wednesday 7 May 1986 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV |
| Operator: | Barckley Airlines |
| Registration: | N577KA |
| MSN: | AT-008 |
| First flight: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2950 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-3U-303G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 11 km (6.9 mls) NW of Billings-Logan International Airport, MT (BIL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Helena Airport, MT (HLN/KHLN), United States of America |
| Billings-Logan International Airport, MT (BIL/KBIL), United States of America |
After flying a localizer back course approach to Billings' runway 27 a missed approach was executed. The pilot then tried to carry out a runway 09L ILS approach. On the inbound approach course the aircraft impacted terrain and caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Physical impairment(other cardiovascular)..Pilot in command".
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Helena Airport, MT to Billings-Logan International Airport, MT as the crow flies is 277 km (173 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Helena Airport, MT to Billings-Logan International Airport, MT as the crow flies is 277 km (173 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
