# Accident 20010720026529A: Piper PA30, Bowman, ND, July 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2001, 23:00 local time
- Place: Bowman, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1799° N, 103.4005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1799&lon=-103.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7382Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7382Y-2004-04-02) (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 CHI01LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720026529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2001, AT 2300 MDT, A PIPER PA-30, N7382Y, OPERATED BY WEATHER MODIFICATION, INC, FARG, ND AND FLOWN BY THOMAS DEJONG, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN MOMENTS AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BOWMAN, ND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A CLOUD-SEEDING MISSION. NEITHER THE PILOT OR CO-PILOT REPORTED INJURIES. VFR WEATHER WAS BEING REPORTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A FIELD IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUSHED. BOTH WINGS WERE BENT AFT AT THE ROOTS. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED AND THE ENGINES, POWER CONTROLS AND OTHER SYSTEMS SHOWED NO ANOMALIES. THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A MICROBURST SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHICH EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 CHI01LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA221), Jul 21, 2001: Piper PA-30 (N7382Y), Bowman, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: Altitude/clearance not obtained by the pilot during the initial climb. Factors relating to the accident were attaining the proper climb rate not being possible, the microburst, the dark night, and…

## Other reports on N7382Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19870306014809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870306014809I), Mar 6, 1987: Piper PA30 (N7382Y), Thief River Fal, MN, Minor damage. Pilot unable to correct drift after liftoff. Aborted and slid into a snowbank.

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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