# NTSB SEA73FTI19: Piper PA-22, N4763A, Garrison, MT, April 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1973
- Place: Garrison, MT · GARRISON, MT
- Location: 46.5402° N, 112.8168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garrison, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5402&lon=-112.8168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FTI19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTI19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0887  73/4/15    GARRISON,MONT       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N4763A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DRUMMOND,MONT               GARRISON,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT THRU A GULLY AND A FENCE AND OVRTURNED AFTR NSE WHEEL HIT A CULVERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4763A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4763A), registered now, S/N 22-3911, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Farm Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730415008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730415008229A), Apr 15, 1973: Piper PA22150, Garrison, MT, Substantial damage. Acft went thru a gully and a fence and ovrturned aftr nse wheel hit a culvert.

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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