- Date
- May 26, 1986, 06:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Decker, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4043EPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860526019539A
- Case key
- 16968
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt attempted to make a downwind landing in a grass covered pasture, landed long and attempted to make a go-around. During the go-around with the flaps retracted the aircraft struck a wire fence and impacted a horse trailer. The aircraft was destroyed. The plt suffered minor injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4043E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7809049
- Airframe hours
- 1,287
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Daniel Scott, doing business as Flting V Cattle Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1985
- Departed
- Dayton, WY
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 201 total · 23 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.