# NTSB DEN81FTI17: Piper PA-18, N1334A, Buffalo, MT, September 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1981
- Place: Buffalo, MT · BUFFALO, MT
- Location: 46.8211° N, 109.8285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8211&lon=-109.8285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTI17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3237   81/9/1    BUFFALO,MT          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26,
        TIME - 0700                    N1334A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,MT                  UTICA,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1334A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1334A), registered now, S/N 18-1147, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mathews Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810901053959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901053959A), Sep 1, 1981: Piper PA18125, Buffalo, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed immediately after takeoff. Pilot unable to recall events of accident.

## Other investigations on N1334A (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 FTW97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA038), Nov 9, 1996: Piper PA-18-125 (N1334A), Westcliffe, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing.

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.

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