February 20, Garryowen, Mont. / Piper Tri-Pacer

At about 1200 mountain time, a Piper PA-22-150 crashed about five miles west of Garryowen, leaving the pilot and passenger seriously injured. Authorities received an ELT hit at about 1200 and the aircraft was located at 1339. The passenger said they had been hunting coyotes at the time of the accident. The pilot died four days later.