# Accident 19740705019269A: Piper PA18A135, Malta, MT, July 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Malta, MT
- Airport: Ranch House
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 48.3555° N, 107.8702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malta, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3555&lon=-107.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2625A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2625A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 46 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705019269A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 45K.

## 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 SEA75FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA01), Jul 5, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N2625A), Malta, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2625A (1)

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

- [Incident 19980909035199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909035199I), Sep 9, 1998: Piper PA18A135 (N2625A), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Mr. Gundersen stated he was performing a maneuver in which ground roll is reduced for a shore landing. He was skimming his main tires on the surface of canyon…

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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