# Accident 20001114018309A: Piper PA18150, Broadus, MT, November 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2000, 14:42 local time
- Place: Broadus, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3892° N, 105.4997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3892&lon=-105.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8415Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8415Y) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001114018309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT WHILE DEPARTING FROM A SNOW-COVERED PRIVATE (DIRT) RANCH AIR STRIP. UPON REACHING A CULVERT IN HIS PATH, HE YANKED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR IN GROUND AFFECT, LOST CONTROL, SNAPPED RIGHT AND CRASHED NOSE FIRST. PILOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. PILOT HOURS NOT AVAILABLE -- WILL BE SENT LATER VIA AMENDMENT.

## 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 SEA01LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA019), Nov 14, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N8415Y), Broadus, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff phase of the flight.

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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