# NTSB SEA69D0066: Piper PA-28, N6043W, Montpelier, ID, August 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1968
- Place: Montpelier, ID · MONTPELIER, ID
- Location: 42.3260° N, 111.2988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3260&lon=-111.2988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3578  68/8/12    MONTPELIER,ID       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N6043W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTPELIER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6043W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6043W-1979-12-27), registration cancelled 1979-12-27, S/N 28-20043 (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: Montpelier

## Other investigations on N6043W (2)

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 DEN66F0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0058), Aug 3, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6043W), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4099), Sep 22, 1964: Piper PA28 (N6043W), Montpelier, ID, 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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