# Accident 19960627015359A: Piper PA28R180, Pray, MT, June 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1996, 12:33 local time
- Place: Pray, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3095° N, 110.7609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3095&lon=-110.7609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7529J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7529J-1998-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total, 266 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960627015359A

## Narrative

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

TRIED LAND IN SEVERE CROSSWIND. UNABLE BEGAN GO AROUND. BANKED VERTICAL DIVE IMPACTED AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 SEA96FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA137), Jun 27, 1996: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7529J), Pray, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in initiating a go-around, and his failure to obtain and/or maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid higher terrain during the go-around, which resulted in a stall and collision with…

## Other reports on N7529J (1)

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

- [Incident 19780212006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212006359I), Feb 12, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N7529J), Manorville, NY, Minor damage. Oil line from prop governor to the prop burst. Engine stopped from lack of oil.

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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