# Accident 20250106000119A: Piper PA-18-150, Butte, MT, January 6, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2025, 11:30 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8829° N, 112.7130° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8829&lon=-112.7130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4644Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4644Y) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 1,233 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250106000119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED RUNWAY AFTER AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING THE DAY BEFORE DUE TO SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 WPR25LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA074), Jan 6, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N4644Y), Red Rock, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in an impact with deep snow and vegetation.

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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