# NTSB SEA67D0081: Piper PA-18, N7699Y, Neihart, MT, July 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1966
- Place: Neihart, MT · NEIHART, MT
- Location: 46.9352° N, 110.7361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neihart, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9352&lon=-110.7361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3481  66/7/25  NR.NEIHART MONT       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1343
        TIME - 1400                    N7699Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 395 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- STEEP APPROACH INTO UNIMPROVED STRIP.             STEEP APPROACH INOO UNIMPROVED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7699Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7699Y-1984-05-08), registration cancelled 1984-05-08, S/N 18-8313 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7699Y (3)

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 LAX83LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA376), Aug 6, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N7699Y), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA68D0291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0291), Apr 6, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N7699Y), Great Falls, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66D0142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0142), Oct 3, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N7699Y), Stanford, MT, 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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