# NTSB SEA77FTA13: Piper PA-28, N32532, Plentywood, MT, February 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Plentywood, MT · PLENTYWOOD, MT
- Location: 48.7760° N, 104.5573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plentywood, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7760&lon=-104.5573&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 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0237  77/2/20    PLENTYWOOD,MT       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N32532              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILLISTON,ND                RETURN                       DICKINSON,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APPROVED SOLO XC.ADDED NO FUEL AT 2 ENRT STOPS.BECAME LOST.FORCED LDG IN SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32532](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32532-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 28-7515178, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770220002679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220002679A), Feb 20, 1977: Piper PA28151, Plentywood, MT, Substantial damage. Approved solo xc. Added no fuel at 2 enrt stops. Became lost. Forced ldg in snow-covered terrain.

## Other investigations on N32532 (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 LAX94LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA234), Jun 2, 1994: Piper PA-28-151 (N32532), Simi Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRPLANE'S FLIGHTPATH OVER THE RUNWAY DURING INITIAL CLIMB. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF RECENT FLYING EXPERIENCE.

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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