# NTSB SEA68D0210: Piper PA-18, N4268Z, Ovando, MT, November 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1967
- Place: Ovando, MT · OVANDO, MT
- Location: 47.0139° N, 113.1588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ovando, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0139&lon=-113.1588&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0210
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0210

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4803  67/11/24   OVANDO,MONT         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 230
        TIME - 0830                    N4268Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEART BAR STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O ON PRIVATE STRIP COVERED WITH DEEP SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4268Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heart Bar Strip

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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