UNK65X1107

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Alzada, MT · December 23, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1964
Place
Alzada, MT · ALZADA, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7598KPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180713

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3827  64/12/23   ALZADA MONT         PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 15600
        TIME - 1300                    N7598K              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 7500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N7598K
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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