# Accident 19790605010599A: Piper PA18, Circle, MT, June 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Circle, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.4177° N, 105.5870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circle, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4177&lon=-105.5870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5493H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5493H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 95 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605010599A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA79FTA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA15), Jun 5, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N5493H), Circle, 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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