- Date
- November 16, 1988, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chinook, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28EFPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881116051099A
- Case key
- 17644
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was flying cross country, solo, to take a private plt checkride. He said he became lost and flew until the fuel was exhausted. He selected a snow covered field and landed. At touchdown, the nose gear dug in and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28EF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7102802
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Johns Flying Service
- Registered owner
- John'S Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BZN · Bozeman, MT
- Destination
- 3U8 · Big Sandy, MT
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 41 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.