Piper PA-38-112 N9826T

Summary

On 2 July 1984 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N9826T, operated by Sunbird Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Townsend, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 July 1984 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Townsend, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Towssend (808)

Coordinates

46.4800, -111.3398

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N9826T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sunbird Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bozeman → Bozeman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA208

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 ACFT WEATHERVANED DURING LANDING IN A CROSSWIND AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND IRRIGATION PIPE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE STUDENT PLT HAD THOUGHT THE LANDING IN A X-WIND WOULD BE GOOD PRACTICE SO HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH BUT AT THE LAST MOMEMT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE ACFT STALLED AND WEATHERVANED OFF THE RWY. REPORTED WINDS AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 300 DEG AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.