19871001058559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-125 · Miles City, MT · October 1, 1987

Date: October 1, 1987 · 07:30 local
Place: Miles City, MT
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1377A
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN88FA001
Reported as: Piper PA18125
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 225 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1377ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-125S/N 18-1208 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-125 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Near vertical crash in a blind canyon. Pilot was checking for stray cattle.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR VERTICAL CRASH IN A BLIND CANYON. PILOT WAS CHECKING FOR STRAY CATTLE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN88FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMiles City, MTA cattle rancher was flying his aircraft looking for stray cattle and checking the condition of the ranch. He was at approximately 300 feet AGL when he spotted cattle that had strayed off the ranch. The pilot turned to get a better view of the cattle and flew…Oct 1, 1987 · Substantial damage