# Accident 19970708017399A: Piper PA18135, Biddle, MT, July 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1997
- Place: Biddle, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 45.0797° N, 105.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0797&lon=-105.3705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3253B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708017399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAT TOOK OFF, LOST POWER, TURNED BACK, STALLED, CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA97LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA164), Jul 8, 1997: Piper PA-18-135 (N3253B), Biddle, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush. A factor contributing to the accident was the tailwind condition on takeoff.

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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