# NTSB SEA66D0161: Piper PA-28, N8782W, Avon, MT, November 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1965
- Place: Avon, MT · AVON, MT
- Location: 46.6287° N, 112.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6287&lon=-112.5756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3561   65/11/1 NR.AVON MONT          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N8782W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8782W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8782W), registered now, S/N 28-10327, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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