# Accident 19811010066899A: Piper PA18150, Ekalaka, MT, October 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ekalaka, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8892° N, 104.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ekalaka, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8892&lon=-104.5517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62672, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62672-2024-05-18) (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: 185 total, 164 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING AND REALIZED TOO LATE THAT IT WAS DOWNWIND. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING HARD BRAKING.

## 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 DEN82FTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTA02), Oct 10, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N62672), Ekalaka, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62672 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900510015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900510015889A), May 10, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N62672), Powderville, MT, Substantial damage. Entry too steep in field for spraying and aircraft struck the ground. No ag certificate, private operation.
- [Accident 19891203049939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203049939A), Dec 3, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N62672), Powderville, MT, 1 fatal. After a flight pilot left engine running to open gate to hangar. Passenger got out and walked into prop.

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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