# Accident 19800118000529A: Piper PA28140, Missoula, MT, January 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Johnson Bell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38313, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,457 total, 667 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DTI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DTI03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118000529A

## Narrative

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

HIT SNOWBANK ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY SEVERED LANDING GEAR. FACTORS; GUSTY WIND. CFI LACK OF SUPERVISION.

## 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 SEA80DTI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DTI03), Jan 18, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N38313), Missoula, MT, substantial damage

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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