# Accident 20190712011349A: Piper PA-20, Hamilton, MT, July 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2019, 12:20 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2514° N, 114.1256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2514&lon=-114.1256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7409K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7409K-2019-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190712011349A

## Narrative

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

TBD

## 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 GAA19CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA408), Jul 12, 2019: Piper PA 20 (N7409K), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control due to his unintentional use of brakes instead of the rudder during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N7409K (1)

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

- [Incident 20031025029499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025029499I), Oct 25, 2003: Piper PA20 (N7409K), Petaluma, CA. (-23) On 10/25/03, a Piper PA20 acft, ground looped on landing at the Petaluma airport, on runway 11 at 1140PDT. Wing damage and no injuries reported to the…

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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