Piper PA-18 N4380Z

Summary

On 14 February 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4380Z, operated by Olaf L. Hjelm, was involved in an accident near Plentywood, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 February 1982 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Plentywood, Montana, United States

Coordinates

48.7209, -104.5700

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N4380Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Olaf L. Hjelm

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

DEN82DA036

1 person had minor injuries.

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

ON 2/16/82, THE COUNTY SHERIFF RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PILOT HAD WRECKED HIS AIRCRAFT ON 2/13/82. HE WENT TO THE SCENE AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN INVERTED POSITION ON SNOW COVERED TERRAIN. ON 2/20/82, HE RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PILOT HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT. THE SHERIFF WENT OUT AGAIN AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS TOP ABOUT 2 OR 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST MISHAP. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE PILOT'S TRACTORS AND ONE PICK-UP TRUCK WERE LOCATED WHERE A RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED AT THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST MISHAP. A DOCTOR THAT EXAMINED THE PILOT AFTER THE CRASH STATED THAT THE PILOT SAID HE HAD BEEN HUNTING COYOTES. THE PILOT WAS UNCOOPERATIVE IN PROVIDING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, THE PILOT HAD NO VALID PILOT LICENSE OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HIS PREVIOUS LICENSE HAD BEEN REVOKED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.