# NTSB SEA79FTI01: Piper PA-28, N43481, Belgrade, MT, October 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1978
- Place: Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTI01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3103   78/10/8   BELGRADE,MT         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 359
        TIME - 1845                    N43481              PX-  0  1  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELGRADE,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 90FT TALL PWR LINES 1/2 MI FROM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43481](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43481-1999-04-28), registration cancelled 1999-04-28, S/N 28-7415505 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gallatin

## 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 19781008031989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008031989A), Oct 8, 1978: Piper PA28151, Belgrade, MT, Substantial damage. 90FT tall pwr lines 1/2 mi from rwy.

## Other investigations on N43481 (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 SEA75DTI18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI18), Feb 6, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N43481), Anaconda, MT, 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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