# Accident 19881111057039A: Piper PA18A, Murphy, ID, November 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Murphy, ID
- Airport: Murphy Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0798° N, 116.5202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0798&lon=-116.5202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8562C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8562C-2023-02-04) (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 PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111057039A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS CONTACTED SIX INCH DEEP SNOW WHILE MAKING A LOW PASS OVER UNPLOWED RUNWAY. WHEELS DUG IN,AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER

## 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 SEA89LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA023), Nov 11, 1988: Piper PA-18A (N8562C), Murphy, 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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