# Accident 19750828027999A: Piper PA24260, Lewiston, MT, August 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1975
- Place: Lewiston, MT
- Airport: Lewiston Municipal.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 46.4638° N, 111.9864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4638&lon=-111.9864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8881P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8881P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 33 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FTA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828027999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GR WARNING HORN NOT CONNECTED TO THROTTLE SWITCH

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76FTA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA04), Aug 28, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N8881P), Lewiston, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8881P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800626048969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626048969I), Jun 26, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N8881P), Huron, SD, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower the gear. Propeller contacted the runway. Pilot pulled up, went around, lowered gear, landed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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