- Date
- August 2, 1981
- Place
- Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N20776Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810802046909A
- Case key
- 123563
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3601 81/8/2 NR.KALISPELL,MT PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N20776 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KALISPELL,MT BLACKFOOT,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- WITNESS STID ACFT BUZZED AREA,PULLED NOSE UP,ATMPTD SPLIT-S TO L.PLT HAD ORTHOPEDIC CAST ON L LEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20776
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Airstrip
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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.