# NTSB SEA67A0051: Piper PA-28, N6789W, Acton, MT, March 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1967
- Place: Acton, MT · ACTON, MT
- Location: 45.9289° N, 108.6787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9289&lon=-108.6787&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0123  67/3/18  NR.ACTON,MONT         PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0840                    N6789W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 376 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            371 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       29
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6789W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6789W-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 28-20919 (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: 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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