# NTSB SEA77FTA06: Piper PA-18, N5425H, Glasgow, MT, January 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1977
- Place: Glasgow, MT · GLASGOW, MT
- Location: 48.1990° N, 106.6321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glasgow, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1990&lon=-106.6321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0068   77/1/3  NR.GLASGOW,MT         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5260
        TIME - 1615                    N5425H              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GLASGOW,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNT.PLT SAYS BATTERY SHORTED BY OBJECTS IN BAG COMPT.BUMPED THROTTLE,ADVANCED IT TOO FAST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5425H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5425H), registered now, S/N 18-16, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19770103000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770103000049A), Jan 3, 1977: Piper PA18, Glasgow, MT, Substantial damage. Coyote hunt. Plt says battery shorted by objects in bag compt. Bumped throttle,advanced it too fast.

## Other investigations on N5425H (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA76FTA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA10), Dec 23, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N5425H), Glasgow, MT, substantial damage

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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