# NTSB SEA68F0284: Howard DGA15P, N67424, Belgrade, MT, March 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1968
- Place: Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0284
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0284

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1454   68/3/5    BELGRADE,MONT       HOWARD DGA15P       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N67424              PX-  0  0  7  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 23, 271 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ACFT OVER GROSS WT 91 LBS. PLT HAD NOT FLOWN ACFT WITH HEAVY LOAD PREVIOUSLY. CG BARELY IN LIMITS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67424 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gallatin County

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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