# Incident 20110730014359I: Piper PA-28R-201T, Choteau, MT, July 30, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Choteau, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8137° N, 112.1794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Choteau, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8137&lon=-112.1794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38486, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38486) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110730014359I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 30, 2011 AT 1730 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA28-R201T, N38486, REGISTERED TO LOAN TREE AERO LLC, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE FLYING TO KALISPEL MONTANA. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO  EXTERIOR DAMAGE AND THERE WHERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GREAT FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JULY 30,2011 AT 1710 LOCAL TIME.

## Other reports on N38486 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810407028019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407028019I), Apr 7, 1981: Piper PA28R201T (N38486), Ellington, CT, Minor damage. Brake failure on rollout overan runway into dirt and gravel hose connector failed all brake pads worn to pad holder

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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