# NTSB SEA73FTA03: Piper PA-18, N4045Z, Sand Springs, MT, November 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1972
- Place: Sand Springs, MT · SAND SPRINGS, MT
- Location: 47.1008° N, 107.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Springs, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1008&lon=-107.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FTA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3647  72/11/15   SAND SPRINGS,MONT   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N4045Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  34, 4895 TOTAL HOURS, 52
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLASGOW,MONT                SAND SPRINGS,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- HAD DIFFICULTY WITH TAIL WHEEL STEERING PRIOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4045Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4045Z), registered now, S/N 18-8007, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sand Springs

## Other investigations on N4045Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA74FTA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTA16), Jan 27, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N4045Z), Hinsdale, MT, substantial damage

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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