- Date
- February 16, 1975
- Place
- Adel, MT · ADEL, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3378ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148015
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0270 75/2/16 ADEL,MT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1739 TIME - 1500 N3378Z PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1014 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADEL,MT GREAT FALLS,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- RANCH ROAD.SWERVED WHEN WHL ENTERED TRUCK TIRE RUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3378Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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