# NTSB SEA78DTA11: Piper PA-18, N54283, Lewistown, MT, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Lewistown, MT · LEWISTOWN, MT
- Location: 47.0514° N, 109.4524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewistown, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0514&lon=-109.4524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DTA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1041   78/6/4  NR.LEWISTOWN,MT       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 500
        TIME - 1940                    N54283              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LEWISTOWN,MT                 PILOTS RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LND IN TALL GRASS FLD TO CHECK COW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54283](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54283), registered now, S/N 18-7509130, built 1975 (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 19780604011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604011539A), Jun 4, 1978: Piper PA18S125, Lewistown, MT, Substantial damage. Lnd in tall grass fld to check cow.

## Other investigations on N54283 (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 SEA80FTA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FTA09), Apr 17, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N54283), Winifred, MT, destroyed

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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