Seattle - Missoula

On January 26, 1995 at 10:30 PM, Seattle - Missoula experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Methow Aviation, with the event recorded near Butte Montana.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley 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. While performing an ILS approach at night and in IMC, the airplane collided with trees in mountainous terrain prior to the IAF. The MDA prior to the IAF is 10,600 feet. The descent altitude at the outer marker is 7,713 feet. The wreckage was located under the localizer path at an elevation of 7,600 feet. Damage to tree tops along the wreckage distribution path indicates that the airplane travelled through the trees on a level plane until contact with the ground approximately 300 feet into the path. Light snow was falling at the time of the accident and visibility was deteriorating due to fog. During the post crash investigation, there was no evidence found to indicate a mechanical failure or malfunction.

Aircraft reference details include registration N250RP, MSN BA-47, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.0132°, -112.5365°.