# Accident 19770103000049A: Piper PA18, Glasgow, MT, January 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1977
- Place: Glasgow, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 48.1990° N, 106.6321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glasgow, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1990&lon=-106.6321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5425H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5425H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,260 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770103000049A

## Narrative

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

COYOTE HUNT.PLT SAYS BATTERY SHORTED BY OBJECTS IN BAG COMPT.BUMPED THROTTLE,ADVANCED IT TOO FAST.

## 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 SEA77FTA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA06), Jan 3, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N5425H), Glasgow, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5425H (1)

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

- [Accident 19751223038569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751223038569A), Dec 23, 1975: Piper PA18 (N5425H), Glasgow, MT, Substantial damage. Fox hunting.

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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