Piper PA-18-150 N4466Z
7 November 1988 · Baker, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 November 1988 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4466Z, operated by Weeding, Rodney D., was involved in an accident near Baker, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baker, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baker-Fallon (BKU)
- Coordinates
- 46.2797, -104.2793
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N4466Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Weeding, Rodney D.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sidney → Baker
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN89LA029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS LANDING AFTER A PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO PAX. THE PLT MADE A WHEELS LANDING ON RWY 30 WITH WIND REPORTED FROM 270 AT 28 KTS. DURING LANDING ROLL, A WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT SIDE, ESTIMATED BY THE PLT AS 50 KTS, LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK GRAVEL ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND THE GUST LIFTED THE TAIL. THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE CABIN TOP, RUDDER, PROPELLER AND WING SPAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Edwin P Depriest | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Larson Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | MacArtney, James M. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | Civil Air Patrol | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1988 | Cessna 210 | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1988 | Cessna 180 | Roundup, Montana, United States | Miller, Mark D. | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Feb 1988 | Mooney M20E | Miles City, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182P | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1988 | Cessna A-185F | Phillipsburg, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |