# Accident 19760130003619A: Piper PA28235, Helena, MT, January 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1976
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena City-County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33735, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,120 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760130003619A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON HARD FROZEN GROUND,WENT THRU FENCE INTO DITCH.

## 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 SEA76FTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI20), Jan 30, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N33735), Helena, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33735 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010610016229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610016229I), Jun 10, 2001: Piper PA28235 (N33735), Houghton Lake, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after landing as he set nose down it didn't feel right, so he pulled back on yoke, aircraft ballooned about 6-8 ft. into air. When it…
- [Accident 20000926007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926007489A), Sep 26, 2000: Piper PA28235 (N33735), Adel, GA, No damage. (-23) Landed on closed runway (15/33) at Adel, GA (15J), struck barriers on closed runway. Damage to left wing and left incurred. NOTAM issued 09/12 on closed…

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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