46.2679° N, 106.6726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Forsyth, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 14, 2024 · 07:15 local
Place
Forsyth, MT
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14323
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Sequence of events unknown - aircaft impacted ground at 90 degrees, facing downhill on the last side of three small bluffs (each approxmately 75-85 feet high). Pilot was engaged in coyote hunting at low speed and altitude as described by others who engage in coyote hunting from aircaft.
As the FAA filed it
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS UNKNOWN - AIRCAFT IMPACTED GROUND AT 90 DEGREES, FACING DOWNHILL ON THE LAST SIDE OF THREE SMALL BLUFFS (EACH APPROXMATELY 75-85 FEET HIGH). PILOT WAS ENGAGED IN COYOTE HUNTING AT LOW SPEED AND ALTITUDE AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS WHO ENGAGE IN COYOTE HUNTING FROM AIRCAFT.