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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Circle, MT · June 5, 1979

Date
June 5, 1979 · 09:00 local
Place
Circle, MT
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5493H
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79FTA15
Reported as
Piper PA18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
562 total95 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted to takeoff from a road. Started to drift into wires. Made turn to avoid wires. Wing tip hit wire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD. STARTED TO DRIFT INTO WIRES. MADE TURN TO AVOID WIRES. WING TIP HIT WIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.