- Date
- June 22, 1980
- Place
- Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8817YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800622021879A
- Case key
- 130973
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1326 80/6/22 GREAT FALLS,MT PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 2901 TIME - 0918 N8817Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2619 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREAT FALLS,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- BOTH ALTNRS INOP-1620HRS W NO MAINT HISTORY.PTLY CHRGD BTRY WENT DEAD DRG G EXTN.G RETD DRG LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8817Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Falls Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.