# NTSB DEN80FTA18: Piper PA-25, N7375Z, Sidney, MT, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Sidney, MT · SIDNEY, MT
- Location: 47.7155° N, 104.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7155&lon=-104.1672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1977   80/8/7    SIDNEY,MT           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 32, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1956                    N7375Z              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIDNEY,MT                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- 1ST FLT IN PIPER PA-25,NO STUDENT ENDORSEMENT.UNAUTHORIZED FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7375Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7375Z-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 25-3331, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sidney

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800807034769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807034769A), Aug 7, 1980: Piper PA25235, Sidney, MT, Destroyed. Student pilot stole plane, crashed on approach to airport.

## Other investigations on N7375Z (2)

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 SEA75DYA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA19), Aug 17, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N7375Z), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65D0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0080), Apr 27, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N7375Z), Lebarge, WY, substantial damage

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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