SEA73DTA04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Outlook, MT · December 31, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1972
Place
Outlook, MT · OUTLOOK, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4050ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report March 30, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169291

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3879  72/12/31   OUTLOOK,MONT        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 780
        TIME - 1300                    N4050Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 766 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASS FARM AIRSTRP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OUTLOOK,MONT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- ACFT WHEELS ENTERED DEEP SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N4050Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hass Farm Airstrp

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.