19810710043579A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Seeley Lake, MT · July 10, 1981

Date
July 10, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Seeley Lake, MT
Airport
Seeley Lake
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N41179
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTI14
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total36 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Uphill takeoff. High density altitude and overgross. Caused airplane to settle into trees off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

UPHILL TAKEOFF. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND OVERGROSS. CAUSED AIRPLANE TO SETTLE INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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