# Accident 19781008031989A: Piper PA28151, Belgrade, MT, October 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1978
- Place: Belgrade, MT
- Airport: Gallatin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43481-1999-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 98 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008031989A

## Narrative

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

90FT TALL PWR LINES 1/2 MI FROM RWY.

## 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 SEA79FTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI01), Oct 8, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N43481), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43481 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750206001769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750206001769A), Feb 6, 1975: Piper PA28151 (N43481), Anaconda, MT, Substantial damage. Ran into drifted snow.

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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