# NTSB DEN82FTI05: Piper PA-30, N7306Y, Sheridan, MT, October 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1981
- Place: Sheridan, MT · SHERIDAN, MT
- Location: 45.4588° N, 112.1946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4588&lon=-112.1946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTI05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3241  81/10/31   SHERIDAN,MT         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1755
        TIME - 1550                    N7306Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 705 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           GREAT FALLS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7306Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7306Y-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 30-352, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811031070979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031070979A), Oct 31, 1981: Piper PA30, Sheridan, MT, Substantial damage. Za both engines quit from fuel exhaustion en route. Wing hit bushes on side of road picked for forced landing.

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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