Date & Time:
Apr 20, 2020 at 0950 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
Operator:
FMR Aviation
Registration:
N926K
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
MSN:
31-8004046
YOM:
1980
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 28L at Billings-Logan Intl Airport, while in initial climb, the pilot was cleared by ATC to climb to the assigned altitude. The pilot failed to acknowledge the clearance when the aircraft went out of control and crashed about a mile northwest of the airfield, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
