- Date
- October 30, 1972
- Place
- Augusta, MT · AUGUSTA, MT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4299ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168967
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3240 72/10/30 AUGUSTA,MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1444 TIME - 0900 N4299Z PX- 0 0 1 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 659 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GAME SURVEY FLOAT NEEDLE VALVE STUCK IN CARB
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4299Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4299ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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