# Accident 19830624055529A: Piper PA18125, Ft Hall, ID, June 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Ft Hall, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0394° N, 112.5306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0394&lon=-112.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1144A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1144A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,125 total, 525 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624055529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. FLIPPED OVER WHILE LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD. DIRTY FUEL SCREEN AND WATER IN FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA145), Jun 25, 1983: Piper PA-18-125 (N1144A), Fort Hall, ID, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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