- Date
- May 23, 1971
- Place
- Gallatin Gwy, MT · GALLATIN GWY, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3695APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1686 71/5/23 GALLATIN GWY MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1630 N3695A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 34, 6200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2490 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALLATIN GWY MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TKOF FROM MUDDY ROAD.WIND GUSTING 20K
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3695A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3695ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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