# NTSB SEA69A0043: Piper PA-11, N4648M, Ingomar, MT, January 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1969
- Place: Ingomar, MT · INGOMAR, MT
- Location: 46.5767° N, 107.3723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ingomar, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5767&lon=-107.3723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0591  69/1/26  NR.INGOMAR,MONT       PIPER PA-11         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 400
        TIME - 1500                    N4648M              PX-  1  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW ALT FLT ON SEARCH FOR MISSING MOTORIST.ABRUPT PULL UP TO AVOID WIRES.BLOOD ALC LVL 149 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4648M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4648M-1970-06-07), registration cancelled 1970-06-07, S/N 11-164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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