Beechcraft 100 King Air crash, Jan 4, 1996, Miles City
Beechcraft 100 King Air accident on January 4, 1996 near Miles City, Montana, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of airport personnel to...
- Date: January 4, 1996
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 100 King Air
- Location: Miles City, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of airport personnel to properly clear snow from the runway or to issue a NOTAM about its partially plowed condition. Dawn light and the snowbank left on the runway were contributing factors.
A King Air charter from Billings landed at Miles City in low visibility at dawn on a partially plowed runway. The left main gear struck a snowbank at the edge of the plowed area, and the aircraft left the runway and came to rest facing the reverse heading. No one was killed.