- Date
- January 30, 1977
- Place
- Hinsdale, MT · HINSDALE, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4838MPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770130000869A
- Case key
- 156835
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0073 77/1/30 HINSDALE,MT PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5200 TIME - 1500 N4838M PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLASGOW,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- SKI-EQUIPPED.LNDG IN SNOW-COVERED STUBBLE FIELD.SKIS BROKE THRU SNOW-CRUST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4838M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- 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.