# Accident 19781020033229A: Piper PA18S125, Miles City, MT, October 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1978
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N3180Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020033229A

## Narrative

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

DMGD R WG.

## 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 SEA79DTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTA02), Oct 20, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N3180Z), 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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