# Accident 19880902036999A: Piper PA24260, Hamilton, MT, September 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1604° N, 114.1398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1604&lon=-114.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9436P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9436P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540R2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902036999A

## Narrative

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

RAN A TANK DRY. WAS UNABLE TO START DUE TO LOW FUEL IN OTHER TANK. MADE HARD, GEAR UP LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA197), Sep 2, 1988: Piper PA-24-260C (N9436P), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9436P (1)

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

- [Accident 19740513012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740513012909A), May 13, 1974: Piper PA24260 (N9436P), Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. Didnt refuel at enroute stop. Plt undershot ldg attmpt.

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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