# NTSB SEA66F0034: Piper PA30, N7080Y, Geyser, MT, May 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1965
- Place: Geyser, MT · GEYSER, MT
- Location: 47.2633° N, 110.4927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geyser, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2633&lon=-110.4927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0375  65/5/22  NR.GEYSER MONT        PIPER PA30          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 451
        TIME - 1415                    N7080Y              PX-  1  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7080Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7080Y-1965-07-24), registration cancelled 1965-07-24, S/N 3094 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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