# NTSB SEA68D0291: Piper PA-18, N7699Y, Great Falls, MT, April 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1968
- Place: Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0291

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1321   68/4/6    GREAT FALLS,MONT    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 218
        TIME - 1400                    N7699Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALDEN RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      45
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND 225 DEG 14K GUSTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7699Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7699Y-1984-05-08), registration cancelled 1984-05-08, S/N 18-8313 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walden Ranch

## Other investigations on N7699Y (3)

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 LAX83LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA376), Aug 6, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N7699Y), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0081), Jul 25, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N7699Y), Neihart, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66D0142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0142), Oct 3, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N7699Y), Stanford, 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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