# Accident 19871001058559A: Piper PA18125, Miles City, MT, October 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1987, 07:30 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2201° N, 105.5998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2201&lon=-105.5998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1377A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1377A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001058559A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA001), Oct 1, 1987: Piper PA-18-125 (N1377A), Miles City, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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