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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Ketchum, ID · July 8, 1975

Date
July 8, 1975
Place
Ketchum, ID
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1370A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA76DYA02
Reported as
Piper PA18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,308 total205 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flt was for game count. Encountered downdraft, could not turn, hit mountain 10700FT elev.

As the FAA filed it

FLT WAS FOR GAME COUNT. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT, COULD NOT TURN, HIT MOUNTAIN 10700FT ELEV.

NTSB investigation

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