# Accident 19980215007339A: Piper PA17, Bozeman, MT, February 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1998, 14:17 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6507° N, 111.1703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6507&lon=-111.1703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4835H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4835H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 536 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980215007339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. (.4)THE TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AND GROUND LOOPED.  WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE 'GOT BEHIND  IT  AND GROUND-LOOPED.'   (-23)PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.  LEFT GEAR LEG FOLDED UNDER AIRCRAFT.  LONGRON AT TAIL WHEEL ATTACH POINT BENT.

## 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 SEA98LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA036), Feb 15, 1998: Piper PA-17 (N4835H), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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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