Piper PA-28-151 N4346F

Summary

On 19 June 1982 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N4346F, operated by Capital Aero Inc., was involved in an accident near Jackson, Montana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 June 1982 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Jackson, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Hirshy (54S)

Coordinates

45.3092, -113.3502

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N4346F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Capital Aero Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Helena → Jackson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA107

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY BY BEING TOO HIGH AND THAT IT WAS HIS INTENTION TO GO AROUND FOR A SECOND PASS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO LOW AND THAT HE WAS BEHIND THE POWER CURVE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE VALLEY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON THE FLAT SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.