- Date
- February 28, 1979
- Place
- Terry, MT · TERRY, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3803ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790228003819A
- Case key
- 137934
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0268 79/2/28 NR.TERRY,MT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 725 TIME - 1700 N3803Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 504 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENDIVE,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OIL COOLERS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- OIL TEMP HIGH DUE TAPE OVER COOLER. SKI BROKE THRU SNOW CRUST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3803Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3803ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3803Z · 2
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