# Accident 19741202044089A: Piper PA18150, Hardin, MT, December 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1974
- Place: Hardin, MT
- Airport: Hardin Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.7423° N, 107.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardin, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7423&lon=-107.6083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8109Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8109Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,070 total, 600 in this make and model, 550 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741202044089A

## Narrative

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

R BRAKE LINING WORN,NO BRAKING.L BRAKE LINING TOO SENSITIVE,WRONG MFR LINING INSTALLED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8109Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19960813022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960813022569A), Aug 13, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N8109Y), Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. Landing on driveway. Heavy braking and gear hit a rock. Caused nose over.
- [Incident 19911110050179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110050179I), Nov 10, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N8109Y), Bethel, AK. Power loss on approach. Landed short of Private strip. NR4 cylinder piston had come apart at piston pin boss.

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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