# Accident 19811227081569A: Piper PA24260, Rock Springs, MT, December 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1981, 07:15 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8169° N, 106.2470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8169&lon=-106.2470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9376P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540N1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,730 total, 1,502 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811227081569A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO LOW CEILING AND FOG. LOST CONTROL ON CLIMB. HIT GROUND. FLIPPED OVER. UNSKILLED ON INSTRUMENTS.

## 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 DEN82FTA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTA08), Dec 27, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N9376P), Rock Springs, 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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