- Date
- January 10, 1980
- Place
- Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3839MPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800110000569A
- Case key
- 80067
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0515 80/1/10 NR.KALISPELL,MT PIPER PA-28R CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1719 N3839M PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 848 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 78 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KALISPELL,MT CALGARY,ALBERTA,CAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- CLB IN IFR CONDS,NO PUBL DPCR.RADAR CONTACT ADZY BLO MVA DOES NOT PROV TRRN CLNC.193LBS OVR MTGW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3839M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3839MRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2012 · Piper PA-28R-201TAirframe modelPiper PA-28R-201TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.