# Accident 20000316007969A: Piper PA18150, Three Forks, MT, March 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Three Forks, MT
- Airport: Three Forks Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9093° N, 111.4308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9093&lon=-111.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2873Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2873Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000316007969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SWERVING TO THE LEFT, AND THAT HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE SWERVE THEN REVERSED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, AND CONTINUED INTO AN ABRUPT GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SUBSTANTIALLY GOUGED, BUT NOT CURLED. NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.

## 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 SEA00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA053), Mar 16, 2000: Piper PA-18-150 (N2873Z), Three Forks, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel equipped airplane.

## Other reports on N2873Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20000205003069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000205003069I), Feb 5, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N2873Z), Bozeman, MT. Pilot stated that she failed to insure that the fuel tank selector valve was positioned securely ina detent thus a tank was not definitely selected. Aircraft…

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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