- Date
- December 26, 1986, 08:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Lewistown, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6712LPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861226069599A
- Case key
- 17087
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Analysis
On the morning of the day of the accident the private plt/owner and his friend took off on an all day coyote hunting flt. When the acft failed to return that evening an air and ground search was begun. The burned wreckage of the acft was found 3 days later about 25 miles northeast of Lewistown on open level pasture land. There were no witnesses to the accident. Investigatio revealed no preimpact malfunction/failure of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6712L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7409112
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne D. Chapman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 9, 1986
- Departed
- LWT · Lewistown, MT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 703 total · 645 in this make and model · 675 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LWT, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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