- Date
- September 29, 1975
- Place
- Fairfield, MT · FAIRFIELD, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9488DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750929031239A
- Case key
- 151263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3022 75/9/29 NR.FAIRFIELD,MT PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 234 TIME - 1715 N9488D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HELENA,MT CHOTEAU,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY 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 60 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LOST PWR,CARB ICE.ENG CAUGHT ABT 30FT AGL,PLT DECIDED TO LND IN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9488D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9488DRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9488D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC12CA053Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi.NTSB ANC06CA085Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and an on ground encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and…