SEA77DTI05

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Seeley Lake, MT · December 15, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1976
Place
Seeley Lake, MT · SEELEY LAKE, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6928DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761215037439A
Case key
156293

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3609  76/12/15   SEELEY LAKE,MT      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N6928D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEELEY LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEER LODGE,MT               SEELEY LAKE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- LDG ON SNOW-COVERED RWY.UNAUTHORIZED XC FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6928D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Seeley Lake

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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.