# Accident 19840702029319A: Piper PA38112, Townsend, MT, July 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1984, 14:14 local time
- Place: Townsend, MT
- Airport: Townsend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4800° N, 111.3398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4800&lon=-111.3398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9826T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702029319A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO GO AROUND DUE TO TURBULENCE AND CROSSWIND. DROPPED TAIL FIRST ONTO RUNWAY AND RAN OFF UPWIND INTO A FENCE.

## 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 DEN84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA208), Jul 2, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N9826T), Townsend, 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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