Piper PA-30 N7181Y
18 June 1980 · Saltese, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 June 1980 at about 11:16 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7181Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Saltese, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saltese, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7181Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Afton, Wy → Kellogg, Id
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3763
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FOLLOWING INTERSTATE HIWAY, HIT MTN IN FOG.FSS ADZD PLT TO STAY DOWN ALONG RVR RTE UNDER CLOUDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1980 | Cessna 152 | Santa Monica, California, United States | Wings West Inc | Minor injuries | - |