# Accident 19791219035349A: Piper PA32RT300T, Chester, MT, December 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chester, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5113° N, 110.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5113&lon=-110.9661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2168D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2168D-1982-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 419 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FTI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791219035349A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT SOFT FARM FIELD AT GROSS WEIGHT. MISJUDGED ACFT'S PERFORMANCE.

## 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 SEA80FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FTI02), Dec 19, 1979: Piper PA-32R (N2168D), Chester, MT, destroyed

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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