# Accident 19790228003819A: Piper PA18, Terry, MT, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Terry, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7922° N, 105.3125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terry, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7922&lon=-105.3125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3803Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3803Z) (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 PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 504 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON SNOW. RIGHT SKI PENETRATED SNOW CRUST. LANDED TO REMOVE TAPE FROM OIL COOLER.

## 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 SEA79FTA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA10), Feb 28, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N3803Z), Terry, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3803Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19740618024169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618024169A), Jun 18, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N3803Z), Saco, MT, Substantial damage. Plt rptd eng loss pwr. No malfunction found.
- [Accident 19730401005779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401005779A), Apr 1, 1973: Piper PA18150 (N3803Z), Tehachapi, CA, Substantial damage. Front seat shoulder harness buckle interfered with rear ctl yoke. Heavy braking used to avoid fence

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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