# Accident 19771223039979A: Piper PA18150, Livingston, MT, December 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1977
- Place: Livingston, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.6656° N, 110.5557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livingston, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6656&lon=-110.5557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4996P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4996P-1981-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,914 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTI04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223039979A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLR RIDGE DUE DNDRAFTS. LOST A/S AVOIDING WIRES ON FINAL.

## 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 SEA78DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTI04), Dec 23, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N4996P), Livingston, 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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