- Date
- December 4, 1970
- Place
- Garryowen, MT · GARRYOWEN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8109YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159095
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4330 70/12/4 GARRYOWEN,MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 312 TIME - 0900 N8109Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 307 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARRYOWEN,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ICY REMARKS- LANDED IN WHEAT FIELD ICE COVERED APRXLY 1 INCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8109Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8109YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8109Y · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA96LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEphrata, WAfailure of the pilot to maintain proper alignment with the landing area (driveway) during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the selection of an unsuitable area for landing, the reported turbulence during landing, and an encounter with a rock…NTSB SEA75FTA14Accident · No injuriesClosedHardin, MTNTSB DEN69D0081Accident · No injuriesClosedBuffalo, WY