# Accident 20210317002609A: Piper PA-18-150, Three Forks, MT, March 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2021, 12:45 local time
- Place: Three Forks, MT
- Airport: Three Forks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8784° N, 111.5689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8784&lon=-111.5689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82479, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82479) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,329 total, 437 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210317002609A

## Narrative

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

ON 17 APRIL 2021 AT 1245 LOCAL, N82479 A PIPER PA12 PILOTED BY  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL ON LANDING RWY 21 AT THREE FORKS MONTANA AIRPORT (9S5).

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE AND SUSTAINED WING DAMAGE.

ONLY PILOT ON BOARD, 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 WPR21LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA137), Mar 17, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N82479), Three Forks, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N82479 (1)

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

- [Incident 19971223041489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971223041489I), Dec 23, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N82479), Boulder City, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: on 12-23-97 at approximately 12:45 local, Mr. Leseberg was landing his super cub, N82479, on rwy 15 of the Boulder City, Nevada airport. Mr.…

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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