# NTSB SEA75DTA03: Piper PA-18, N5775D, Ft.Peck, MT, July 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1974
- Place: Ft.Peck, MT · FT.PECK, MT
- Location: 48.0070° N, 106.4552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Peck, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0070&lon=-106.4552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DTA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2849  74/7/18  NR.FT.PECK,MONT       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2000
        TIME - 1900                    N5775D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1540 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLASGOW,MONT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN TALL GRASS.UNABLE TO CLR FENCE ON TKOF.DENSITY ALT ABT 4700FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5775D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5775D-1997-08-25), registration cancelled 1997-08-25, S/N 185277 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740718022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740718022839A), Jul 18, 1974: Piper PA18, Ft.Peck, MT, Substantial damage. Lndd in tall grass. Unable to clr fence on tkof. Density alt abt 4700FT.

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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