# NTSB SEA65A0057: Piper PA-24, N7414P, 7se Clinton, MT, April 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1965
- Place: 7se Clinton, MT · 7SE CLINTON, MT
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA65A0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65A0057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0365  65/4/26    7SE CLINTON MONT    PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 712
        TIME - 1139                    N7414P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 540 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLIOT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK AND SEVERED ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7414P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7414P-1965-07-24), registration cancelled 1965-07-24, S/N 242602 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Elliot Field

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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