# NTSB SEA67F0053: Piper PA-18, N2412P, Joliet, MT, June 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1966
- Place: Joliet, MT · JOLIET, MT
- Location: 45.4844° N, 108.9721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4844&lon=-108.9721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3465  66/6/25    JOLIET MONT         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 1100
        TIME - 1600                    N2412P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM NARROW FARM STRIP BORDERED BY HAY 18 INCHES HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2412P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2412P-2019-10-25), registration cancelled 2019-10-25, S/N 18-4287, built 1955 (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: Destroyed

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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