# Accident 19810919059829A: Piper PA18150, Zortman, MT, September 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Zortman, MT
- Airport: Zortman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9083° N, 108.5003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZORTMAN (MT08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9083&lon=-108.5003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4432Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4432Z) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919059829A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON PULL-UP CLIMBING TURN AFTER A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY. LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 DEN81FTA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA14), Sep 19, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N4432Z), Zortman, 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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