# NTSB SEA77FTA26: Piper PA-28, N9875W, Billings, MT, July 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1666   77/7/4  NR.BILLINGS,MT        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 430
        TIME - 2045                    N9875W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETTE,WY                BILLINGS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- MAKING APCH TO FARM.DUCKED UNDER WIRES AT 30FT AGL,STRUCK FENCEPOSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9875W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9875W-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 28-23395 (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

## 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 19770704016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704016439A), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA28140, Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Making apch to farm. Ducked under wires at 30FT AGL,struck fenceposts.

## Other investigations on N9875W (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 SEA78FTI23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI23), Jul 14, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9875W), Augusta, MT, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN73DTE80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE80), May 19, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9875W), Longmont, CO, 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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