Piper 601P N363VA
5 August 1983 · Billings, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1983 at about 20:05 local time, a Piper 601P registered N363VA was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Billings, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bil (BIL)
- Coordinates
- 45.6496, -108.3807
- Aircraft
- Piper 601P
- Registration
- N363VA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Kalispell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
BEFORE STARTING THE FLT, THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITH FULL FUEL, 5 ADULT PASSENGERS & APRX 45 LBS OF BAGGAGE. THE ELEVATION & TEMP AT THE ARPT WERE 3606 FT & 93 DEG. THE PLT SAID HE DID NOT CALCULATE THE WEIGHT & BALANCE OR DENSITY ALTITUDE LIMITS FOR THIS FLT BECAUSE HE HAD PREVIOUSLY FLOWN THIS ACFT UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS & HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED ANY PROBLEMS. THE PLT INITIATED A NO FLAP TAKEOFF, AS WAS REQUIRED. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB & BEGAN TO DECELERATE. TO THE PLT, THERE APPEARED TO BE INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING FOR A WHEEL LANDING, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR UP. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 400 LBS OVER ITS CERTIFICATED MAX GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT & THE DENSITY ALT WAS 6528 FT. ALSO, THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENGS & ALL SYSTEMS APPEARED TO BE WORKING WELL. THE WIND WAS VARIABLE & GUSTING FROM CALM TO 5 KTS. JUST BEFORE STARTING TAKEOFF, THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 070 DEG AT 5 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 1983 | Piper 601P | Helendale, California, United States | Paul M. Guyer | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1983 | Piper 601P | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Piper 601P | Burbank, California, United States | H. JOE Meheen | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1982 | Piper 601P | New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States | Industrial Electric Heating | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1982 | Piper 601P | Fountain, Colorado, United States | Denver Charters, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Jan 1984 | Piper 601P | Garfield, Washington, United States | Ramos Construction Company Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1983 | Cessna 182N | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Cessna T188C | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Bell 206B | Melrose, Montana, United States | Continental Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182 | Forsyth, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-12 | St. Xavier, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1983 | Cessna 180 | Busby, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |