NONE · Short Brothers SD3-60 · 1997-11-25 · BILLINGS, MT, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA98LA016
Event ID
20001208X09248
Type
Accident
Date
1997-11-25
Location
BILLINGS, MT, USA
Coordinates
45.869724, -108.469451
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Short Brothers
Model
SD3-60
Registration
N691A
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The co-pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate on final approach, the pilot-in-command's delayed remedial action, and overload of the left main landing gear assembly. Factors contributing were snow, crosswind conditions and deteriorating visibility.