# Accident 20110818018869A: Piper PA-18-150, Forsyth, MT, August 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Forsyth, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5783° N, 106.9225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5783&lon=-106.9225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7666D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7666D-2015-05-21) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818018869A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 18, 2011 AT 0900 MST, A PIPER PA-18-150 COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL OBSERVATIONS OF WILDLIFE ON THE GROUND.VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIMETHE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MILES CITY.

## 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 WPR11FA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA390), Aug 18, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N7666D), Forsyth, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/mush, loss of control, and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N7666D (2)

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

- [Accident 19760328006679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328006679A), Mar 28, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N7666D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740610014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740610014209A), Jun 10, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N7666D), Slana, AK, Substantial damage. Attmptd take off from Unnamed bush airstrip. Hit 8 inch depression.

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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