# Accident 19780903026029A: Piper PA18150, Miles City, MT, September 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1978
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N9897D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9897D) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 96 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903026029A

## Narrative

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

CARB VENTURI BLOCKED BY PIECE OF SEAL BETWEEN AIRBOX & AIR FILTER

## 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 SEA78FTA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA21), Sep 3, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N9897D), Miles City, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9897D (1)

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

- [Incident 19870724048709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724048709I), Jul 24, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N9897D), Powderville, MT, Minor damage. The aircraft nosed over after overrunning the runway. The pilot reported swirling winds.

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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