# Accident 19780607012289A: Piper PA18150, Columbia Falls, MT, June 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1978
- Place: Columbia Falls, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 48.3715° N, 114.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3715&lon=-114.1918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3473Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3473Z) (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 PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780607012289A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES 40FT AGL.

## 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 SEA78FTI22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI22), Jun 7, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N3473Z), Columbia Falls, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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