# Accident 20040608010209A: Piper PA18A150, Fortine, MT, June 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fortine, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7256° N, 114.8803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7256&lon=-114.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7094D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7094D) (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 PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040608010209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE CLIMB ANGLE WHILE DEPARTING PASTURE-IMPACTED TREES. DESCENDING AIRFLOW OVER HILL AND TREES MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

## 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 SEA04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA101), Jun 8, 2004: Piper PA-18A (N7094D), Trego, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure to maintain clearance from trees during the initial climb.

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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