NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN86LA228
Registry · N21QQ
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SHILLING E E Q-2
Year of manufacture
1983 · 3 years old at event
Engine
REVMASTER 2100 (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19830920
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1B896
Registrant of record
MOORE MICHAEL R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
PLT STATED AFTER ACCIDENT THAT HE HAD A MINOR ENG PROBLEM PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM BIG TIMBER. HE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AND THE FLIGHT COMMENCED TO BILLINGS. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 04 AT BILLINGS THE PLT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF PWR. HE WAS ABLE TO LAND ON THE RWY BUT BOUNCED THE ACFT SEVERAL TIMES ON TOUCHDOWN. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE DENSITY ALT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 6,344 FT. NO REASON FOR THE PARTIAL LOSS OF PWR COULD BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_DEN86LA228.txt.
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