# Accident 19810802046909A: Piper PA28181, Kalispell, MT, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Lost Prairie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20776, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20776-1984-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046909A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO SNAP ROLL AT TREE TOP LEVEL. IMPACTED IN LEVEL VERTICAL ALTITUDE. NONACROBATIC AIRCRAFT AND PILOT.

## 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 DEN81FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA055), Aug 2, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N20776), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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