# Accident 20100627038859A: Piper PA-28R-180, Dixon, MT, June 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dixon, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2553° N, 114.5081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2553&lon=-114.5081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7581J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7581J-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627038859A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 27, 2010 APPROXIMATELY 1600 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-180, N7581J REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT N47.15'.317 W114.30'.491, WHILE ON A SITE SEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME; NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILLED.  THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT, MONTANA, ON 27 JUNE, 2010 AT 1408 MST.

## 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 WPR10FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA330), Jun 27, 2010: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7581J), Dixon, MT, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and aircraft control while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with mountainous terrain.

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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