# Accident 19820416009729A: Piper PA23, Gardiner, MT, April 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1982, 17:15 local time
- Place: Gardiner, MT
- Airport: Gardiner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0499° N, 110.7466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDINER (29S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0499&lon=-110.7466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3371P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3371P-2005-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 400 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820416009729A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STUCK IN MUD ON ACTIVE RUNWAY. USED OTHER RUNWAY. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR AS WHEELS SANK IN MUD ON 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 DEN82DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA063), Apr 17, 1982: Piper PA-23 (N3371P), Gardiner, 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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