- Date
- February 13, 1982, 17:30 local (Feb 14, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plentywood, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N4380ZPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820213004439A
- Case key
- 72259
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On 2/16/82, the county sheriff received information that the pilot had wrecked his aircraft on 2/13/82. He went to the scene and observed the aircraft in an inverted position on snow covered terrain. On 2/20/82, he received information that the pilot had another accident. The sheriff went out again and found the aircraft on its top about 2 or 3 miles southwest of the location of the first mishap. He also noted that the pilot's tractors and one pick-up truck were located where a runway had been plowed at the location of the first mishap. A doctor that examined the pilot after the crash stated that the pilot said he had been hunting coyotes. The pilot was uncooperative in providing information concerning the accident. According to FAA records, the pilot had no valid pilot license or medical certificate. His previous license had been revoked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4380Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8703
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Olaf L. Hjelm
- Registered owner
- Stockhill Aviation Inc.
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/bright
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 N4380Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.