# NTSB SEA71DDG04: Piper PA-18A, N2696P, Brady, MT, July 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1970
- Place: Brady, MT · BRADY, MT
- Location: 48.0279° N, 111.8441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brady, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0279&lon=-111.8441&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DDG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DDG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3121  70/7/15    BRADY,MONT          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 652
        TIME - 1900                    N2696P              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRADY,MONT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- FLT TO CALIBRATE SPRAY EQPMT.ACFT LOADED WITH 50GAL WATER.DNSTY ALT 5500FT GRASS ON STRIP 8-10IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2696P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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