Piper PA-18 N83464
11 June 2001 · Billings, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 June 2001 at about 00:57 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N83464 was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Billings, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Billings-Logan International (BIL)
- Coordinates
- 45.6501, -108.3799
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N83464
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Billings → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01LA117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing his PA-18 tailwheel equipped aircraft on runway 07. Winds at the time of the accident were reported as 020 degrees at 16 knots with gusts to 21 knots. As the aircraft was decelerating a gust of wind picked up the left wing and the aircraft's right wing impacted terrain. The pilot reported to ARFF personnel that he "lost control of the aircraft."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-18-150 | Van Horn, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-18-150 | Herald, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-18-150 | Tulelake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-18-150 | Brewster, Washington, United States | David C. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-18 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | Wind River Camps | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Thomas M. Siebel | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2001 | Bell 205 | Troy, Montana, United States | U.S. Forest Service | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2001 | Kawasaki KV-107-II | Emigrant, Montana, United States | Columbia Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-38-112 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2001 | Cessna 172 | Lindsay, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2001 | Cessna 310 | Sidney, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |