# Accident 19910328007779A: Piper PA30, Butte, MT, March 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1991, 17:36 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9996° N, 112.4408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9996&lon=-112.4408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7133Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7133Y-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 68 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328007779A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LONG HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT MISSED SEVERAL ILS APPROACHES ABOVE MINIMUMS. DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE,RAN OUT OF FUEL

## 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 SEA91FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA073), Mar 29, 1991: Piper PA-30 (N7133Y), Butte, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISIONS, FUEL STARVATION, AND FAILURE TO PERFORM ALTERNATIVE IFR APPROACH PROCEDURES. FACTORS INCLUDE OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT, DISORIENTATION, AND LACK OF…

## Other reports on N7133Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19851207067029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207067029I), Dec 7, 1985: Piper PA30 (N7133Y), Banning, CA, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on touchdown. Probable side load caused strut to break.

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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