# Accident 19950711044589A: Piper PA18150, Mccall, ID, July 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0699° N, 115.9701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0699&lon=-115.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82555, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82555) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711044589A

## Narrative

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

UPDRAFTS ON FINAL. WENT AROUND. DOWNDRAFT ON SECOND TRY. UNABLE CLEAR TERRAIN. FORCE LANDED IN RIVER.

## 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 SEA95LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA148), Jul 11, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N82555), Mccall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO REMAIN CLEAR OF TERRAIN AFTER INITIATING A GO-AROUND. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE…

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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