- Date
- July 24, 1990, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jordan, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4184ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900724028349A
- Case key
- 41248
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Probable cause
Pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks and the unsuitable terrain available for a forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a ranch survey flight in a Piper pa 18 the uncertificated pilot experience an engine failure. During the emergency landing in rough terrain he substantially damaged the aircraft. After the accident the fuel selector was observed on the right tank. Both the right tank and header tank were dry.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4184Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8369
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- L.J. Green & Sons, Inc.
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 80 in this make and model · 80 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.