ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358846
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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 1995 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Skies Aviation |
| Registration: | N1252C |
| MSN: | 18-2491 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5506 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laurel, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , MT (6S8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE DRAGGING AN OPEN FIELD IN PREPARATION FOR AN INTENTIONAL OFF AIRPORT LANDING, THE WHEELS OF THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT IN THE TALL GRASS. THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.
Probable Cause: THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS TALL VEGETATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA95LA123
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1998 | N1252C | Northern Skies Aviation | 0 | Columbus, MT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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