# Accident 20001117025299A: Piper PA30, Stevensville, MT, November 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2000, 11:18 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MT
- Airport: Stevensville Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5004° N, 114.1000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5004&lon=-114.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7062Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7062Y) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001117025299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING SE OF STEVENSVILLE AIRPORT (32S). WHILE DESCENDING WITH NO POWER CHANGE THE A/C EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN VIBRATION AND NO CHANGE IN THRUST. THE PILOT VERIFIED THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE IN THE AIR AND FEATHERED THE PROP. HE NOTICED THAT PART OF THE RIGHT BLADE WAS MISSING. LANDING AT THE STEVENSVILLE AIRPORT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

## 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 SEA01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA023), Nov 17, 2000: Piper PA-30 (N7062Y), Stevensville, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue of the right propeller blade resulting in an in-flight separation of the blade tip. A contributing factor was the improper maintenance procedure.

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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