- Date
- February 20, 1972
- Place
- Conrad, MT · CONRAD, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3087ZPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1286 72/2/20 CONRAD,MONT PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 267 TIME - 1300 N3087Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CONRAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALGARY,CANADA GREAT FALLS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 40 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 22 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 29K. UNSCHEDULED LDG FOR PERSONAL RELIEF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3087Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Conrad