# NTSB SEA68D0257: Piper PA-18, N1734A, Worden, MT, February 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1968
- Place: Worden, MT · WORDEN, MT
- Location: 45.9623° N, 108.1623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worden, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9623&lon=-108.1623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2539  68/2/22    WORDEN,MONT         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 600
        TIME - 1300                    N1734A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT OPERATED FROM UNIMPROVED STRIPS. LEFT GEAR FAILED AT FORWARD V FITTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1734A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1734A-1969-06-23), registration cancelled 1969-06-23, S/N 18-1305 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1734A (1)

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 SEA68F0159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0159), Oct 13, 1967: Piper PA-18 (N1734A), Billings, 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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