# Accident 19950617017949A: Piper PA18A, Laurel, MT, June 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6008° N, 108.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6008&lon=-108.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1252C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1252C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 33 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617017949A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS WHILE DRAGGING A FIELD FOR POSSIBLE LANDING SIGHT. NOTED OVER.

## 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 SEA95LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA123), Jun 18, 1995: Piper PA-18A (N1252C), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS TALL VEGETATION.

## Other reports on N1252C (1)

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

- [Accident 19980726024839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980726024839A), Jul 26, 1998: Piper PA18A (N1252C), Columbus, MT, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot stated that the engine was running rough, and he elected to make an off-field precautionary landing. He stated that he had checked the carburetor…

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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