ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365791
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| Date: | Saturday 12 January 1991 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2787P |
| MSN: | 18-4421 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wolf Point, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT IMPACTED A SNOW DRIFT DURING TAKEOFF GROUND RUN ON A SNOW COVERED FIELD. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AND HIS SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOWDRIFTS IN THE TAKEOFF AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA043
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 13:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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