# NTSB SEA77FTA09: Piper PA-18, N83381, Ingomar, MT, January 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1977
- Place: Ingomar, MT · INGOMAR, MT
- Location: 46.5767° N, 107.3723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ingomar, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5767&lon=-107.3723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0072  77/1/21    INGOMAR,MT          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 18055
        TIME - 1600                    N83381              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 12550 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INGOMAR,MT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- LANDED ON PVT ROAD,SWERVED INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83381](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83381), registered now, S/N 18-7609111, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19770121001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770121001039A), Jan 21, 1977: Piper PA18150, Ingomar, MT, Substantial damage. Landed on pvt road,swerved into ditch.

## Other investigations on N83381 (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 ANC89LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA179), Oct 1, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N83381), Kiana Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND THE PREMATURE LIFT-OFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION AND THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE.

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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