# Accident 19891203049939A: Piper PA18150, Powderville, MT, December 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Powderville, MT
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2207° N, 105.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2207&lon=-105.6004&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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 1,246 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203049939A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A FLIGHT PILOT LEFT ENGINE RUNNING TO OPEN GATE TO HANGAR. PASSENGER GOT OUT AND WALKED INTO PROP.

## 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 DEN90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA032), Dec 3, 1989: Piper PA-18-150 (N62672), Powderville, MT, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND LEFT THE AIRPLANE UNATTENDED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THAT THE PILOT'S SON DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE UNSAFE CONDITION IS CONSIDERED A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## 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 19811010066899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066899A), Oct 10, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N62672), Ekalaka, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing and realized too late that it was downwind. Aircraft flipped inverted during hard braking.

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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