SEA77FTA14

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Boyes, MT · February 25, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1977
Place
Boyes, MT · BOYES, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1313APiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770225003329A
Case key
157359

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0238  77/2/25  NR.BOYES,MT           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1750
        TIME - 0930                    N1313A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BOYES,MT                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- MADE OFF-AIRPORT LDG IN CRUSTED SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N1313A
Reported as
Piper PA-18
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.