Havre City-Co Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Havre, Montana 59501
Tuesady, February 8, 1994 16:35 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. DURING THE ENGINE INSPECTION AND TEST RUN, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

AN UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/8/1994
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1635
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City HAVRE
Event State MONTANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 59501
Event Date Year 1994
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HAVRE CITY-CO
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HVR
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 2590
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1629 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID HVR
Elevation of weather observation facility 2590
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 70
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 968
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 9 1994 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 730
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2000 10:42AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5520A
NTSB Number SEA94LA059
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210N
Aircraft Series Identifier T210N
Aircraft Serial Number 21063477
Certified Max Gross Weight 4000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 30 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 72
Airframe Hours 3868
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name MORRISON FLYING SERVICE
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2800 AIRPORT RD
Aircraft Owner City HELENA
Aircraft Owner State MT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 59601
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name MORRISON FLYING SERVICE
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 2800 AIRPORT RD
Operator City HELENA
Operator State MT
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 59601
Operator Code EFUA
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1635
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code CTB
Destination City CUTBANK
Destination State MT
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 25
Runway Length 5205
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --