# NTSB SEA72DTI24: Piper PA-18, N4014Z, Virginia Cty, MT, June 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1972
- Place: Virginia Cty, MT · VIRGINIA CTY, MT
- Location: 45.2962° N, 111.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2962&lon=-111.9369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DTI24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTI24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2318  72/6/17    VIRGINIA CTY,MONT   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5774
        TIME - 0545                    N4014Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIRGINIA CTY,MONT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM NARROW ROAD.TIRE BLEW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4014Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4014Z-1991-04-10), registration cancelled 1991-04-10, S/N 187964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

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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