# NTSB SEA65D0016: Piper PA-11, N5570H, Decker, MT, February 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Place: Decker, MT · DECKER, MT
- Location: 45.0119° N, 106.8634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decker, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0119&lon=-106.8634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA65D0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65D0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0331   65/2/6    DECKER MONT         PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1012
        TIME - 1145                    N5570H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 925 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5570H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5570H), registered now, S/N 11-1092, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5570H (2)

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 DEN89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA049), Dec 23, 1988: Piper PA-11 (N5570H), Winnett, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68D0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0047), Jul 11, 1967: Piper PA-11 (N5570H), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage

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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