# Accident 20041230033789A: Piper PA60601, Hamilton, MT, December 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2575° N, 114.1267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2575&lon=-114.1267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601DF-2006-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,401 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041230033789A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA05LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA032), Dec 30, 2004: Aerostar 601 (N601DF), Hamilton, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: A 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…

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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