- Date
- July 13, 1976
- Place
- Helena, MT · HELENA, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7490LPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760713021699A
- Case key
- 154333
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1877 76/7/13 NR.HELENA,MT PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2300 TIME - 2028 N7490L PX- 1 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRAIG,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- FLT IN SEARCH FOR CATTLE. ACFT STRUCK UNMRKD PWRLN. RECOVERY DATE JUL 14.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7490L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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