# NTSB SEA70FDA09: Piper PA-28, N8641W, Baker, MT, June 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1970
- Place: Baker, MT · BAKER, MT
- Location: 46.3649° N, 104.2733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3649&lon=-104.2733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FDA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FDA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2309   70/6/1  NR.BAKER,MONT         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N8641W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BAKER,MONT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN PLTS FUEL STORAGE TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8641W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8641W-2022-05-09), registration cancelled 2022-05-09, S/N 28-10158, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8641W (1)

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 GAA19CA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA471), Jul 31, 2019: Piper PA28 (N8641W), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path and his delayed decision to go around, which resulted in impact with a construction barrier before the runway. Contributing to the accident was…

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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