# Accident 19940702017259A: Piper PA18A150, Fish Lake, ID, July 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Fish Lake, ID
- Airport: Fish Lake/Usfs/Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0797° N, 115.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0797&lon=-115.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8565D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702017259A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES SHORT OF US FORESTRY STRIP. RAIN LOW CLOUDS TURBULENCE REPORTED IN AREA. FAST CHANGING WEATHER.

## 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 SEA94FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA162), Jul 2, 1994: Piper PA-18A-150 (N8565D), Lowell, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

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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