# NTSB SEA77FTA04: Piper PA-18A, N3087Z, Malta, MT, December 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1976
- Place: Malta, MT · MALTA, MT
- Location: 48.3555° N, 107.8702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malta, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3555&lon=-107.8702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA04-201361

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3612  76/12/12 NR.MALTA,MT           PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1290
        TIME - 1300                    N3087Z              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLASGOW,MT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PRACTICING.FIRST FLT AFTER SKI-EQUIPPED.STALLED IN TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3087Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- 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 19761212036439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761212036439A), Dec 12, 1976: Piper PA18A, Malta, MT, Substantial damage. Practicing. First flt after ski-equipped. Stalled in turn.

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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