# Incident 19851201067199I: Piper PA28180, Kalispell, MT, December 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1985, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56759, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56759-1989-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201067199I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ENGINE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL. OUT OF ANNUAL, IMPROPER REGISTRATION.

## Other reports on N56759 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890630019019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630019019A), Jun 30, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N56759), Snoqualmie Pass, WA, Destroyed. Wrong turn into box canyon following road through Pass as clouds lowered. Stalled into trees. Ats had advised was VMC
- [Accident 19771223042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223042199A), Dec 23, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N56759), Agness, OR, Substantial damage. Alternator failed. Lnd in wild rose bushes.

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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