Billings - Billings

On May 24, 1985 at 02:52 PM, Billings - Billings experienced a crash involving Cessna 414 Chancellor, operated by Lynch Flying Service, with the event recorded near Billings-Logan Montana.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot was making a short (35 minutes) local flight to 'check N333AA over' before turning it over to its new owner. The aircraft collided with the ground in a steep descent, wings level, attitude during an entry into the traffic pattern at Billings, Montana. VMC prevailed at the time. Witnesses said the engines were operating and there was no apparent attempt by the pilot to avoid the crash. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N333AA, MSN 414-0476, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.8092°, -108.5477°.