- Date
- January 17, 1977
- Place
- Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2989ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770117000369A
- Case key
- 156739
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0070 77/1/17 NR.MILES CITY,MT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 450 TIME - 1030 N2989Z PX- 0 0 1 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILES CITY,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- LNDD IN 12 INCH DEEP SNOW,NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2989Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hughes Ranch
N2989ZRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2026 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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