# NTSB SEA68F0252: Piper PA-18, N8051C, Eureka, MT, February 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1968
- Place: Eureka, MT · EUREKA, MT
- Location: 48.8790° N, 115.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8790&lon=-115.0492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0252
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0252

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2538  68/2/18  NR.EUREKA,MONT        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N8051C              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   AGE 28, 792 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            258 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP,LOW TURN. COYOTE HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8051C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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