# Incident 19871216076719I: Piper PA23235, Cut Bank, MT, December 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1987, 10:26 local time
- Place: Cut Bank, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6341° N, 112.3301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cut Bank, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6341&lon=-112.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5829X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5829X-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-235 (registry code 7102306, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,583 total, 1,607 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871216076719I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG FROM LEFT SIDE. RIGHT WING TIP MISSING. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. CAUSE OF SEPARATION UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N5829X (3)

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

- [Accident 20061217029509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061217029509A), Dec 17, 2006: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 17, 2006, at 1115 mountain standard time, N5829X, during preflight check, the right main gear collapsed in the run up area 25L at Deer valley…
- [Incident 20060630013759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060630013759I), Jun 30, 2006: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Minden, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported that while enroute from scottsdale, AZ, to bend, OR, he planned a stop at the Minden tahoe airport for fuel. When approaching to mev…
- [Incident 20030528011509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528011509I), May 28, 2003: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Bartlesville, OK, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 12:50 CDT the aircraft a PA-23-235, landed gear-up on runway 17 at Bartlesville, OK. The pilot was attempting a short field landing…

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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