# NTSB SEA70FDG02: Piper PA-30, N8097T, Missoula, MT, February 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1970
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FDG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FDG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0713   70/2/1    MISSOULA,MONT       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 740
        TIME - 1030                    N8097T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON-BELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MONT               KALISPELL,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- GR SAFETY SWITCH CHECKED OUT OK DURING INVEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8097T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson-Bell

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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