# Accident 19770117000369A: Piper PA18, Miles City, MT, January 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1977
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Airport: Hughes Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2989Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2989Z-2026-10-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770117000369A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN 12 INCH DEEP SNOW,NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA77FTA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA07), Jan 17, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N2989Z), Miles City, MT, substantial damage

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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