# Accident 20050720020579A: Piper PA16, Park City, MT, July 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2005, 12:15 local time
- Place: Park City, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6731° N, 108.8700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6731&lon=-108.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5942H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5942H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,564 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050720020579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD. PILOT FUELED AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF INTO A DITCH AND GROUND-LOOPED INTO A FENCE.

## 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 SEA05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA148), Jul 20, 2005: Piper PA-16 (N5942H), Park City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane on the takeoff roll. Factors contributing to the accident included the loose gravel, ditch, and the fence.

## Other reports on N5942H (2)

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

- [Accident 20130317003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130317003249A), Mar 17, 2013: Piper PA-16 (N5942H), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting to land a wheel plane on an airstrip on a frozen lake that had a marked out landing area made of hard packed snow. The approach end had a…
- [Accident 20020615013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615013339A), Jun 15, 2002: Piper PA16 (N5942H), Roseburg, OR, No damage. (.19) On June 15, 2002, approximately 1600 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-16, N5942H, impacted the terrain while attempting to land at Umpqua sky park,…

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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