# Accident 19810710043579A: Piper PA28151, Seeley Lake, MT, July 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Seeley Lake, MT
- Airport: Seeley Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1819° N, 113.4452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEELEY LAKE (23S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1819&lon=-113.4452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41179, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41179-1983-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 36 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710043579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN81FTI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI14), Jul 10, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N41179), Seely Lake, 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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