- Date
- January 15, 1983, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Galen, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4610YPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830115000979A
- Case key
- 16018
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to witnesses, the plt circled around some ranch building, then began a steep climbing turn. The plt stated that he was momentarily distracted by an outside observation, the climb became too steep, and the plane stalled. The pilot initiated a recovery, but the acft hit the ground in a wings level attitude while still settling, he reported that after hitting the ground, the acft bounced thru a fence, slid down a slope along another fence and came to rest in a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4610Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8940
- Airframe hours
- 886
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Modesty Creek Livestock Ranch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 22, 1982 · 23 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 94 in this make and model · 127 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F
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 N4610Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.