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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Emigrant Gap, CA · March 30, 1978

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Date
March 30, 1978
Place
Emigrant Gap, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9714P
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78DXQ16
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N9714PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7709003 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot landed in deep snow when caught in mountain valleys with loouds and approaching darkness

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED IN DEEP SNOW WHEN CAUGHT IN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WITH LOOUDS AND APPROACHING DARKNESS

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB OAK78DXQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedEmigrant Gap, CAMar 30, 1978 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9714P · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20060807018689IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dillingham, AK(-23) The pilot landed in tundra vegetation and failed to keep the aircraft upright. It came to rest nearly inverted.Aug 7, 2006Incident 19840624037379IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Theodore, AKLanded on a road and allowed aircraft to veer off the road into a line of trees.Jun 24, 1984 · Minor damageAccident 19770831031719ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Zellwood, FLAug 31, 1977 · Substantial damage