Piper PA-18-125 N1377A
1 October 1987 · Miles City, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 October 1987 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-125 registered N1377A, operated by Smith Cattle, Inc., was involved in an accident near Miles City, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miles City, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.2201, -105.5998
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-125
- Registration
- N1377A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Smith Cattle, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- DEN88FA001
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A CATTLE RANCHER WAS FLYING HIS AIRCRAFT LOOKING FOR STRAY CATTLE AND CHECKING THE CONDITION OF THE RANCH. HE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL WHEN HE SPOTTED CATTLE THAT HAD STRAYED OFF THE RANCH. THE PILOT TURNED TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF THE CATTLE AND FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICALATTITUDE AT THE FAR END OF THE BOX CANYON. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES WERE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1987 | Cessna A185F | Glasgow, Montana, United States | Steve Bell | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Nov 1987 | Cessna 182RG | Boulder, Montana, United States | Berg-Branaham Flying Service | No injuries | - |
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