# Accident 19750929031239A: Piper PA18A150, Fairfield, MT, September 29, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1975
- Place: Fairfield, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.6154° N, 111.9813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6154&lon=-111.9813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9488D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9488D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DTI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750929031239A

## Narrative

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

LOST PWR,CARB ICE.ENG CAUGHT ABT 30FT AGL,PLT DECIDED TO LND IN FLD.

## 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 SEA76DTI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI13), Sep 29, 1975: Piper PA-18A (N9488D), Fairfield, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9488D (2)

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

- [Accident 20120616013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120616013259A), Jun 16, 2012: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9488D), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. On taxi after landing on grass strip, the right wheel rolled into a hole on the edge of the runway hidden by tall grass. The airplane spun around, causing…
- [Accident 20060706012619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060706012619A), Jul 6, 2006: Piper PA18A150 (N9488D), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, he was attempting to land on a sandbar. The aircraft hit an unknown object which caused the pilot to lose control. The aircraft…

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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