- Date
- July 6, 1973
- Place
- Ennis, MT · ENNIS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78495Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730706019819A
- Case key
- 189203
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2435 73/7/6 ENNIS,MONT PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N78495 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORTSMANS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENNIS,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- COLL W RWY MKR,ROLLED INTO DUGOUT.GUSTS TO 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78495
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sportsmans Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N78495 · 1
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