Plane Goes Off Runway Near West Glacier; 1 Person Dead

Plane falls off West Glacier runway and flips upside-down

WEST GLACIER, Mont. – An aircraft in West Glacier that tried to take off from a runway at Ryan Field has “flipped upside-down,” according to Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino.

Plane goes off runway near West Glacier; 1 person dead

Sheriff Heino said initial reports are that a single-prop airplane is upside down, down an embankment and off the runway.

UPDATE: 1 person killed in small plane crash at Ryan Field near West Glacier

UPDATE: 4:55 p.m. - August 12, 2025Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino tells MTN News the lone occupant in a small plane that crashed Tuesday afternoon near West Glacier died in the incident.The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the fatal crash.(first report: 3:58 p.m. - August 12, 2025)Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino tells MTN News that crews are responding to a small airplane off the runway at Ryan Field near West Glaci…

Crews respond to plane crash south of West Glacier

Crews are responding to the scene of a plane crash at Ryan Field south of West Glacier Tuesday afternoon.Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino confirms the plane

Montana Sees Second Fatal Aircraft Crash in Less Than a Month

A pilot operating a Vans RV7A aircraft was confirmed dead Tuesday afternoon after his aircraft was found upside down near the end of the runway at Ryan Field, roughly a mile south of West Glacier, Montana.  Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino told local reporters that emergency calls for the crash came in around 3 p.m. on August 12. Multiple fire departments, the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, Coroner’s Office, and Office of Emergency Service…

Single-engine plane crash in West Glacier leaves one dead

UPDATE: August 12 at 4:45 p.m.