# NTSB SEA79DTI04: Piper PA-18, N3690Z, Geraldine, MT, November 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1978
- Place: Geraldine, MT · GERALDINE, MT
- Location: 47.6020° N, 110.2667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geraldine, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6020&lon=-110.2667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTI04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3362  78/11/29 NR.GERALDINE,MT       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2611
        TIME - 1000                    N3690Z              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 1031 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GERALDINE,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3690Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- 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 19781129037139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129037139A), Nov 29, 1978: Piper PA18S125, Geraldine, MT, Substantial damage

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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