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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Silesia, MT · April 6, 2002

Date: April 6, 2002 · 08:13 local
Place: Silesia, MT
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4389A
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA02FA063
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N4389ARegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2012 · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-4798 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Flight from laurel, Montana to columbus, Montana crashed approximately 0813 near Silesia, Montana in open field and burned fatal to pilot and passenger. No flight plan. Person at controls was not licensed and did not have current medical.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT FROM LAUREL, MONTANA TO COLUMBUS, MONTANA CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 0813 NEAR SILESIA, MONTANA IN OPEN FIELD AND BURNED FATAL TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. NO FLIGHT PLAN. PERSON AT CONTROLS WAS NOT LICENSED AND DID NOT HAVE CURRENT MEDICAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA02FA063Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSilesia, MTThe non-certificated pilot's inadvertent entry into a stall condition at low altitude.Apr 6, 2002 · Destroyed