# NTSB SEA69D0186: Piper PA-28, N5342W, Chester, MT, February 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1969
- Place: Chester, MT · CHESTER, MT
- Location: 48.5113° N, 110.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5113&lon=-110.9661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0238  69/2/16    CHESTER,MONT        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N5342W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERTY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUCK SNOW BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5342W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Liberty County

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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