Incidents
October 1992—An Alpine Air PA-42 deviated off course and crashed into a mesa in Grand Junction, CO while operating as an airtaxi flight. There were three fatalities: the pilot and two passengers.
August 2004—While operating a Billings to Kalispell, MT flight for the US Postal Service, the Beech 99 crashed into Big Baldy mountain, located near Great Falls, MT. Two crewmembers died.
January 2008—An Alpine Air Raytheon Beech 1900 crashed into the Pacific Ocean on a cargo flight between Honolulu Intl Airport and Lihue Intl in Hawaii. This crash claimed one life: the pilot of the aircraft.
May 2008—Upon departure from Billings, MT, ATC instructed the Beech 1900C to turn left. The Part 135 cargo plane slowly turned right and crashed into a warehouse nearby. Witnesses say the plane was inverted prior to the crash which claimed the life of the single pilot on board.
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“An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)