# NTSB SEA66D0242: Piper PA-17, N4828H, Savage, MT, March 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1966
- Place: Savage, MT · SAVAGE, MT
- Location: 47.4536° N, 104.3414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savage, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4536&lon=-104.3414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0242

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0714  66/3/15    SAVAGE MONT         PIPER PA-17         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N4828H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.WIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4828H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4828H-1971-12-07), registration cancelled 1971-12-07, S/N 17-125, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-17
- Registry model: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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