# NTSB SEA67D0191: Piper PA-18, N9136D, Rudyard, MT, November 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1966
- Place: Rudyard, MT · RUDYARD, MT
- Location: 48.5599° N, 110.5501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rudyard, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5599&lon=-110.5501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0191

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4233  66/11/20   RUDYARD MONT        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1874
        TIME - 1500                    N9136D              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 911 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LANDED ON STUBBLE STRIP COVERED WITH 6-8 IN SNOW,TO INVESTIGATE A SUSPECT VEHICLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9136D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9136D), registered now, S/N 18-6522, built 1958 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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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