# Accident 20150120000199A: Piper PA-28-140, Helena, MT, January 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6033° N, 112.0106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6033&lon=-112.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4666R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4666R-2018-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 897 total, 23 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150120000199A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM THE HELENA REGIONAL AIRPORT. UPON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING HORSEPOWER TO CLIMB.

THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN ANDCOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A POWER POLE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HOUSE.

## 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 WPR15LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA087), Jan 20, 2015: Piper PA 28-140 (N4666R), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any evidence of an anomaly that would have precluded normal operation.

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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