# Accident 19730706019819A: Piper PA12, Ennis, MT, July 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1973
- Place: Ennis, MT
- Airport: Sportsmans Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.3538° N, 111.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sportsmans Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3538&lon=-111.7353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78495, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78495) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706019819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLL W RWY MKR,ROLLED INTO DUGOUT.GUSTS TO 15KTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74DTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI02), Jul 6, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N78495), Ennis, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78495 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010706018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706018019A), Jul 6, 2001: Piper PA12 (N78495), Stillwater, MN, No damage. (-23) On July 6, 2001, at 1956 hours CDT, a Piper PA-12 aircraft, owned by byron sax, crash landed into trees following a reported loss of power during a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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