SEA70FDG11

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Turner, MT · June 12, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 12, 1970
Place
Turner, MT · TURNER, MT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1917APiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118840

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2586  70/6/12  NR.TURNER,MONT        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1917A              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TURNER,MONT                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT RPTD MISG 6/13/70 RECOVERED 6/14/70.HILL SLOPE APRX 60DEG HIT ABT 15FT BLO TOP.FLT PHASE UNKN

Aircraft

Registration
N1917A
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed