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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Choteau, MT · August 21, 1980

Date
August 21, 1980 · 18:35 local
Place
Choteau, MT
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4429T
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FA057
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
461 total134 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit on final. Airplane struck hill off approach end of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. AIRPLANE STRUCK HILL OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4429T · 1

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