45.7827° N, 111.1783° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 13, 1984 · 15:00 local
Place
Belgrade, MT
Airport
Gallatin
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6542
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost control on the takeoff roll. Cut power to regain control. Skidded off the runway into a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CUT POWER TO REGAIN CONTROL. SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.