# Accident 19870705032239A: Piper PA22150, Red Lodge, MT, July 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1987, 10:40 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Airport: Red Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1901° N, 109.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1901&lon=-109.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5858D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5858D-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705032239A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE STOPPED ON TAKEOFF FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SET THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF.

## 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 DEN87LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA169), Jul 5, 1987: Piper PA-22-150 (N5858D), Red Lodge, 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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