- Date
- September 19, 1981
- Place
- Zortman, MT · ZORTMAN, MT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4432ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810919059829A
- Case key
- 123298
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2469 81/9/19 ZORTMAN,MT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 172 TIME - 1030 N4432Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZORTMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANDUSKY,MT ZORTMAN,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4432Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zortman
N4432ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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