20041230033789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601 · Hamilton, MT · December 30, 2004

Date: December 30, 2004 · 13:00 local
Place: Hamilton, MT
Airport: Ravalli County Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N601DF
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05LA032
Reported as: Piper PA60601
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540P1A5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,401 total1,150 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N601DFRegistration cancelled Feb 2, 2006 · Smith AEROSTAR 601S/N 61-0014 · Built 1969 Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On December 30, 2004, at 1300 MDT, an Aerostar 601, N601DF, registered to kline and associates, collided with the ground after losing the left engine while taking off from the Hamilton airport in Hamilton Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certified flight instructor received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 30, 2004, AT 1300 MDT, AN AEROSTAR 601, N601DF, REGISTERED TO KLINE AND ASSOCIATES, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER LOSING THE LEFT ENGINE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM THE HAMILTON AIRPORT IN HAMILTON MONTANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHamilton, MTA partial loss of engine power due to the lack of lubrication and subsequent failure of the left engine's right turbocharger for undetermined reasons, and subsequent forced landing after takeoff. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.Dec 30, 2004 · Destroyed