# Accident 19780604011539A: Piper PA18S125, Lewistown, MT, June 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.0514° N, 109.4524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewistown, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0514&lon=-109.4524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54283, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54283) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DTA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604011539A

## Narrative

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

LND IN TALL GRASS FLD TO CHECK COW.

## 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 SEA78DTA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA11), Jun 4, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N54283), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N54283 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800417009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417009849A), Apr 17, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N54283), Winifred, MT, Destroyed. Lost control of airplane during low level farm survey. Dust devils seen in area.

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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