# NTSB SEA79DTI09: Piper PA-22, N8690C, Turner, MT, March 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1979
- Place: Turner, MT · TURNER, MT
- Location: 48.8469° N, 108.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turner, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8469&lon=-108.4005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0470  79/3/11    TURNER,MT           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1810                    N8690C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 399 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HAVRE,MT                    RETURN                       TURNER,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT OVERDUE ANNUAL INSPECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8690C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8690C-2019-01-07), registration cancelled 2019-01-07, S/N 22-1320, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turner

## 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 19790311006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311006009A), Mar 11, 1979: Piper PA22135, Turner, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft failed to stop at end of taxiway. Struck snowbank. Flipped over. Taxi speed and leaky brakes were factors.

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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