# Accident 19811031070979A: Piper PA30, Sheridan, MT, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 15:50 local time
- Place: Sheridan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4588° N, 112.1946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4588&lon=-112.1946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7306Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7306Y-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 total, 705 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTI05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031070979A

## Narrative

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

ZA BOTH ENGINES QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION EN ROUTE. WING HIT BUSHES ON SIDE OF ROAD PICKED FOR FORCED LANDING.

## 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 DEN82FTI05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI05), Oct 31, 1981: Piper PA-30 (N7306Y), Sheridan, 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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