# NTSB SEA76AS022: Piper PA-11, N4575M, Turner, MT, October 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Turner, MT · TURNER, MT
- Location: 48.8469° N, 108.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turner, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8469&lon=-108.4005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3024  75/10/17 NR.TURNER,MT          PIPER PA-11         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 717
        TIME - 1550                    N4575M              PX-  2  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 373 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOUTS RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TURNER,MT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW ALT SEARCH,CIRCLING NR MISSING CHILD.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 316MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4575M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4575M-1975-12-22), registration cancelled 1975-12-22, S/N 11-78, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fouts Ranch Strip

## 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 19751017035989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017035989A), Oct 17, 1975: Piper PA11, Turner, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Low alt search,circling nr missing child. Plt blood alcohol 316MG .

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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