- Date
- February 19, 1973
- Place
- Jackson, MT · JACKSON, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4610YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730219003189A
- Case key
- 170089
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0229 73/2/19 JACKSON,MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1210 N4610Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 906 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 182 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANACONDA,MONT JACKSON,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- 8-12 INCHES CRUSTED SNOW,WHEELS DUG IN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4610Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4610YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4610Y · 1
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