Musselshell County official recounts two small plane crashes near local runway

A Musselshell County agency official told meeting attendees that two small plane crashes occurred within days of each other near a local runway, noting that "in 22 years, we have had one plane crash in the county," and then adding that there were in fact two incidents. The official said one person suffered a broken leg.

The official described the second incident as involving a pilot who saw a plane on the ground, attempted to land downhill on the runway and "didn't have enough to take off again," and ran into a fence at the runway end. The speaker identified the type as a Super Cub-style aircraft and said the first pilot may have been in "fairly significant trouble" and that the first plane was not registered for the FAA. "Nobody was hurt" was initially stated and then amended by the official to note "one broken leg." The official attributed some risk to runway features, saying there is "that damn fence at the end."

The account was delivered informally during the meeting; no formal investigation or action was recorded in the transcript excerpt. Meeting participants interjected brief comments but the discussion did not include a follow-up motion or assigned investigation in the available text.