# NTSB DEN80FA042: Piper PA-30, N7181Y, Saltese, MT, June 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1980
- Place: Saltese, MT · SALTESE, MT
- Location: 47.4114° N, 115.5121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saltese, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4114&lon=-115.5121&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3763  80/6/18  NR.SALTESE,MT         PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2000
        TIME - 1116                    N7181Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AFTON,WY                    KELLOGG,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           PERSONNEL - AIRWAYS FACILITIES PERSONNEL: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FOLLOWING INTERSTATE HIWAY,HIT MTN IN FOG.FSS ADZD PLT TO STAY DOWN ALONG RVR RTE UNDER CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7181Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7181Y-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 30-205 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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