# Accident 19950430011279A: Piper PA24250, Anaconda, MT, April 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1995, 18:25 local time
- Place: Anaconda, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1191° N, 112.9701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1191&lon=-112.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6288P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6288P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 3 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430011279A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED IMC EN ROUTE. WING STRUCK A TREE WHILE MANEUVERING FOR VFR. CONTINUED FLIGHT. LANDED AT BUTTE MT.

## 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 SEA95LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA086), May 1, 1995: Piper PA-24-250 (N6288P), Anaconda, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN.

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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