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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Kalispell, MT · June 25, 2014

Date
June 25, 2014 · 17:01 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7350Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14LA269
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total54 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 25, 2014 at 1701 MDT, a Piper PA-30 N7350Y registered to an individual, lost power to the right engine on takeoff , lost control and crashed west of runway 20 at the gpi airport Kalispell, MT. Approx 3500 feet from takeoff position, 500 feet right of the runway while on a personal flight. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger on board suffered minor injuries. The flight originated at the eureka, MT airport (88M) at approx 1630 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 25, 2014 AT 1701 MDT, A PIPER PA-30 N7350Y REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, LOST POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF , LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED WEST OF RUNWAY 20 AT THE GPI AIRPORT KALISPELL, MT. APPROX 3500 FEET FROM TAKEOFF POSITION, 500 FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE EUREKA, MT AIRPORT (88M) AT APPROX 1630 MDT.

NTSB investigation

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