# Accident 20030420009189A: Piper PA38112, Trident, MT, April 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Trident, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0333° N, 111.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0333&lon=-111.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9705T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9705T-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,427 total, 3 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420009189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES HE LOST POWER AFTER 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT ON A FLIGHT FROM HELENA, MONTANA, TO BOZEMAN, MONTANA. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE SET UP APPROACH TO COUNTY ROAD, REALIZED IT HAD OBSTRUCTIONS, CHANGED TO A FIELD, AND HIT HARD. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 SEA03LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA065), Apr 20, 2003: Piper PA-38 (N9705T), Trident, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion while in cruise flight due to inadequate preflight planning / preparation. A fence was a factor.

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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