# Accident 19901010045169A: Piper PA28140, Hamilton, MT, October 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1990, 17:45 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1594° 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=46.1594&lon=-114.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6660W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901010045169A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL STRUCK BUSHES SHORT OF RUNWAY CAUSING WING TO HIT DITCH. WAS ABLE TO TAXI ONTO RUNWAY AND RAMP.

## 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 SEA91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA004), Oct 11, 1990: Piper PA28-140 (N6660W), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

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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