# NTSB SEA71DDA11: Piper PA-18, N8109Y, Garryowen, MT, December 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1970
- Place: Garryowen, MT · GARRYOWEN, MT
- Location: 45.5266° N, 107.4195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garryowen, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5266&lon=-107.4195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DDA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DDA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4330   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8109Y), registered now, S/N 18-8591 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8109Y (3)

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.

- [NTSB SEA96LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA189), Aug 13, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N8109Y), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure 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…
- [NTSB SEA75FTA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA14), Dec 4, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N8109Y), Hardin, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69D0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0081), Aug 27, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N8109Y), Buffalo, WY, 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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