SEA68D0062

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · St.Xavier, MT · June 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1967
Place
St.Xavier, MT · ST.XAVIER, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3831ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116361

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3210  67/6/16    ST.XAVIER,MONT      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 220
        TIME - 1230                    N3831Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON ROAD TO CHECK LIVESTOCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N3831Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.