# Accident 20140625012489A: Piper PA-30, Kalispell, MT, June 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2014, 17:01 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3106° N, 114.2561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3106&lon=-114.2561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7350Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7350Y-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 54 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140625012489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA269), Jun 25, 2014: Piper PA 30 (N7350Y), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and checks, during which he failed to determine the quantity and distribution of the fuel, which resulted in the loss of right engine power during takeoff…

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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