# Accident 19960726020069A: Piper PA28R200, Libby, MT, July 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1996
- Place: Libby, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 48.3200° N, 115.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3200&lon=-115.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3071R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3071R-1998-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960726020069A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA96FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA170), Jul 26, 1996: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3071R), Libby, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: collision with rising mountainous terrain for unknown reason(s).

## Other reports on N3071R (1)

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

- [Incident 19820109001729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820109001729I), Jan 9, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N3071R), Little Falls, MN, Minor damage. Off course, frozen gyro. Frozen oil breather, ruptured prop seal. Oil on windshield. Landed in farm field.

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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