- Date
- December 4, 1974
- Place
- Hardin, MT · HARDIN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8109YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146455
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4294 74/12/4 HARDIN,MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2070 TIME - 1700 N8109Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDIN AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARDIN,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- R BRAKE LINING WORN,NO BRAKING.L BRAKE LINING TOO SENSITIVE,WRONG MFR LINING INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8109Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hardin Airpark
N8109YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8109Y · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA96LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEphrata, WAfailure of the pilot to maintain proper alignment with the landing area (driveway) during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the selection of an unsuitable area for landing, the reported turbulence during landing, and an encounter with a rock…NTSB SEA71DDA11Accident · No injuriesClosedGarryowen, MTNTSB DEN69D0081Accident · No injuriesClosedBuffalo, WY