# NTSB SEA67D0319: Piper PA-28, N5227W, Polson, MT, April 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1967
- Place: Polson, MT · POLSON, MT
- Location: 47.6885° N, 114.1407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polson, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6885&lon=-114.1407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0319
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0319

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1399  67/4/30    POLSON,MONT         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N5227W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POLSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5227W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5227W-1968-04-10), registration cancelled 1968-04-10, S/N 28-265 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Polson

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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