# NTSB SEA75DTI18: Piper PA-28, N43481, Anaconda, MT, February 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1975
- Place: Anaconda, MT · ANACONDA, MT
- Location: 46.1285° N, 112.9423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaconda, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1285&lon=-112.9423&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 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DTI18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0268   75/2/6    ANACONDA,MT         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 106
        TIME - 1015                    N43481              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANACONDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MT                 ANACONDA,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RAN INTO DRIFTED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43481](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43481-1999-04-28), registration cancelled 1999-04-28, S/N 28-7415505 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anaconda

## 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 19750206001769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750206001769A), Feb 6, 1975: Piper PA28151, Anaconda, MT, Substantial damage. Ran into drifted snow.

## Other investigations on N43481 (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 SEA79FTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI01), Oct 8, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N43481), Belgrade, 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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