# Accident 19830526021929A: Piper PA22150, Ennis, MT, May 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1983, 23:30 local time
- Place: Ennis, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2800° N, 111.7093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2800&lon=-111.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9975D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9975D-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,084 total, 60 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526021929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT FROM LACK OF OIL AFTER OIL LINES TO OIL COOLER BROKE. CRASH OCCURRED DURING NIGHT EMERGENCY 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 DEN83LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA121), May 27, 1983: Piper PA-22-150 (N9975D), Ennis, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9975D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170420006609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170420006609A), Apr 20, 2017: Piper PA-22-150 (N9975D), Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. On 04/20/2017, at approximately 06:58PM local time, aircraft N9975D took off on runway 17 at Kernville airport (L05) for a local flight. Shortly after takeoff,…

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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