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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A-135 · Bosler, WY · March 18, 1973

Date
March 18, 1973
Place
Bosler, WY
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1385C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN73FTC21
Reported as
Piper PA18A135
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
555 total421 in this make and model212 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into snow shwrs,hit wires trying to lnd on hiway. Plt wasnt wea briefed for ret flt leg.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SNOW SHWRS,HIT WIRES TRYING TO LND ON HIWAY. PLT WASNT WEA BRIEFED FOR RET FLT LEG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.