# NTSB SEA79FTA21: Piper PA-18, N83613, Winnett, MT, September 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1979
- Place: Winnett, MT · WINNETT, MT
- Location: 47.0043° N, 108.3466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnett, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0043&lon=-108.3466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2414  79/9/25  NR.WINNETT,MT         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N83613              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      35, 7630 TOTAL HOURS, 700
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LND IN HAYFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83613](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83613), registered now, S/N 18-7709100 (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)
- 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 19790925024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925024209A), Sep 25, 1979: Piper PA18150, Winnett, MT, Substantial damage. Instructor and student landed acft in hay field. Nosed up.

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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