# NTSB SEA76DTI18: Piper PA-18, N3690Z, Geraldine, MT, January 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1976
- Place: Geraldine, MT · GERALDINE, MT
- Location: 47.6020° N, 110.2667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geraldine, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6020&lon=-110.2667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DTI18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0178   76/1/8  NR.GERALDINE,MT       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2320
        TIME - 1100                    N3690Z              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 1058 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GERALDINE,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- HUNTING COYOTES.NOSED OVER IN DEEP SNOW.10HRS FLT TIME IN LAST 24.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3690Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760108000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760108000539A), Jan 8, 1976: Piper PA18150, Geraldine, MT, Substantial damage. Hunting coyotes. Nosed over in deep snow.10HRS flt time in last 24.

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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