# Accident 19820709026409A: Piper PA24250, Billings, MT, July 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1982, 08:19 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6497° N, 108.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6497&lon=-108.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5356P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5356P-1984-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,320 total, 370 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82AA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82AA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709026409A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN UNFORECAST WEATHER. PILOT MADE DOWNWIND LANDING ON DOWNSLOPE WET RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RAN 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 DEN82AA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82AA132), Jul 9, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N5356P), Billings, MT, substantial damage, 1 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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