# NTSB SEA66F0105: Piper PA-17, N4638H, Deborgia, MT, August 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1965
- Place: Deborgia, MT · DEBORGIA, MT
- Location: 47.3701° N, 115.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Borgia, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3701&lon=-115.3210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2584  65/8/31    DEBORGIA MONT       PIPER PA-17         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N4638H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PAINT CONTAINER USED FOR REFUELING RESULTING IN INGRESS OF SEDIMENT IN FUEL SYSTEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4638H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4638H-1969-06-30), registration cancelled 1969-06-30, S/N 17-51, 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)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (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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