# Incident 19890318018289I: Piper PA18135, Valier, MT, March 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Valier, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3055° N, 112.2522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valier, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3055&lon=-112.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8959C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8959C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA18-160 (registry code 7101835, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa18-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,750 total, 570 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318018289I

## Narrative

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

FUSELAGE ATTACH BRACKET BROKE ON TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD. SKI TIPPED DOWN. ON RETURN LANDING PROP AND GEAR DAMAGED.

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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