# Accident 20220823014959A: Piper PA-30, St. Ignatius, MT, August 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2022, 12:50 local time
- Place: St. Ignatius, MT
- Airport: St Ignatius
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3250° N, 114.0808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3250&lon=-114.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4009Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009Y-2023-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,046 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220823014959A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/23/2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A GROUND RUN PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WITH NO ANAMOLIES. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTING TERRIAN.

## 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 WPR22LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA313), Aug 23, 2022: Piper PA-30 (N4009Y), St Ignatius, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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