# Accident 19740718022839A: Piper PA18, Ft.Peck, MT, July 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1974
- Place: Ft.Peck, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 48.0070° N, 106.4552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Peck, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0070&lon=-106.4552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5775D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5775D-1997-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,540 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DTA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740718022839A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN TALL GRASS.UNABLE TO CLR FENCE ON TKOF.DENSITY ALT ABT 4700FT.

## 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 SEA75DTA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTA03), Jul 18, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N5775D), Ft.Peck, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5775D (1)

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

- [Accident 19730910039379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910039379A), Sep 10, 1973: Piper PA18 (N5775D), IL, Destroyed

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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