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https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N136EM
- History of Flight:
On April 10, 2026, at about 1230 local time, an Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros, N136EM, registered to JDI Holdings LLC and being operated by Polaris Ghost Squadron, sustained substantial damage in a forced landing near Jeffers, Montana. The commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. The personal flight originated from the Yellowstone International Airport (BZN/KBZN), Bozeman, Montana, at 1212 LT.
The FAA reported: "Aircraft experienced engine issues and made a forced landing in a field gear up." ADS-B data show that the airplane departed BZN and entered a climbing turn to an altitude 8,600 ft. At 1225:35, the jet was seen over the Ennis Lake when it initiated a 1600 feet per minute (fpm) descent from cruise altitude, the last recorded data point was seen at 1226:01 LT.
The pilot, aged 40, holds a commercial pilot certificate, with a rating for airplane single engine land and sea, airplane multiengine land and sea, and an instrument rating. The pilot also holds a flight instructor certificate with a rating for airplane single engine and multi engine land, and a remote pilot certificate. His second class FAA medical was issued on August 2024, without any notes.
On February 23, 2019, the pilot survived an accident involving a STOL UC-1 Twin Bee, N65NE, that occurred in Winter Haven, Florida.
The pilot is also the current US senator from the state of Montana.
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