- Date
- January 27, 1981
- Place
- Cascade, MT · CASCADE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3981ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810127002089A
- Case key
- 127250
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0123 81/1/27 CASCADE,MT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1630 TIME - 1400 N3981Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1350 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREAT FALLS,MT CASCADE,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3981Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
N3981ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3981Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA98LA226Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConway, SCThe total failure of the left wing forward and aft attachment fitting due to corrosion and fatigue during a banner tow pick-up resulting in a subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.NTSB SEA68D0002Accident · No injuriesClosedLincoln, MT