# Accident 19760831037049A: Piper PA18A, Helena, MT, August 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1976
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Magpie Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 46.5955° N, 112.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helena, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5955&lon=-112.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1189C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1189C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FTI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760831037049A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TELEPHONE WIRES WHILE ATTEMPTING LDG ON CLOSED RWY AT PVT AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA76FTI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI38), Aug 31, 1976: Piper PA-18A (N1189C), Helena, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1189C (1)

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

- [Incident 19871006065939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006065939I), Oct 6, 1987: Piper PA18A (N1189C), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft nosed over during Landing. The pilot allowed the tailwheel to rise. Left brake failed to release.

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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