# Accident 19831231065059A: Piper PA32260, Ekalaka, MT, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ekalaka, MT
- Airport: Laird Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7703° N, 104.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7703&lon=-104.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4830S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4830S-2000-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231065059A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF A SNOW AND ICE COVERED PRIVATE STRIP ON LANDING. STRUCK A SNOWBANK.

## 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 DEN84LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA058), Dec 31, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N4830S), Ekalaka, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4830S (1)

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

- [Accident 19990905042529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905042529A), Sep 5, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N4830S), Westerly, RI, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. (.4)According to a passenger, the airplane departed normally but seemed 'very shaky.' As the airplane climbed, it began to slowly turn to the right, and the…

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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