# NTSB SEA66D0247: Piper PA-28, N6304W, Great Falls, MT, March 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1966
- Place: Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0247
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0247

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0974  66/3/28    GREAT FALLS MONT    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 150
        TIME - 1520                    N6304W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR STRUCK EXPOSED RUNWAY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6304W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6304W-2011-06-13), registration cancelled 2011-06-13, S/N 28-20347 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great Falls Inter

## Other investigations on N6304W (3)

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.

- [NTSB DEN72FQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQD01), Jul 14, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N6304W), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1143), Dec 26, 1964: Piper PA28 (N6304W), Great Falls, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0738](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0738), Nov 16, 1964: Piper PA28 (N6304W), Great Falls, MT, 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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