# Accident 19970520011139A: Piper PA28140, Hysham, MT, May 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1997
- Place: Hysham, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 45.9998° N, 107.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9998&lon=-107.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32142, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32142-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970520011139A

## Narrative

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

(.19) SEE NTSB #SEA97LA116

## 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 SEA97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA116), May 20, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N32142), Hysham, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of an engine exhaust valve and the pilot's misjudgement of altitude/distance during an emergency landing at an airstrip.

## Other reports on N32142 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820703037219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703037219I), Jul 3, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N32142), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Engine failure. Landed on a dirt road. Accessory drive gear failed. Stopped mags and camshaft operation.

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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