# NTSB SEA67A0026: Piper PA-28, N5182W, Alberton, MT, September 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1966
- Place: Alberton, MT · ALBERTON, MT
- Location: 47.0044° N, 114.4853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alberton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0044&lon=-114.4853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0907  66/9/20  NR.ALBERTON MONT      PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1735                    N5182W              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 3400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 092166.SPOTTING ELK. BLOOD ALCOHOL 200 MG.PCT.SUFFICIENT TO IMPAIR CRITICAL JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5182W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5182W-1976-01-22), registration cancelled 1976-01-22, S/N 28-217, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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