# Accident 20130916018899A: Piper PA-11, Bozeman, MT, September 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2013, 14:25 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7792° N, 111.1556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7792&lon=-111.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4988M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4988M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130916018899A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 AT 1430 MST. A PIPER PA-11, N4988M. AFTER CANCELLING A REQUEST TO TAKE OFF, WAS RETURNING TO HANGER WAS HIT BY A HEAVY GUST OF WIND WHICH LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM TAXI WAY AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED INVERTED BETWEEN TAXI WAY OSCAR AND RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR13CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA412), Sep 16, 2013: Piper PA 11 (N4988M), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and inadequate compensation for the high gusty wind conditions during taxi.

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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