19800929048509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Billings, MT · September 29, 1980

Date
September 29, 1980 · 15:55 local
Place
Billings, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7498J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTA23
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,888 total200 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Oil line to prop governor ruptured. Oil covered windshield. Pilot crash landed in rolling terrain.

As the FAA filed it

OIL LINE TO PROP GOVERNOR RUPTURED. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. PILOT CRASH LANDED IN ROLLING TERRAIN.

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 N7498J · 1

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