# Accident 19970307002599A: Piper PA24250, Boise, ID, March 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1997
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7583P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7583P-1998-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970307002599A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SINIFICATN ICING, AIRCRAFT INVERTED, WRECKAGE NOT LOCATED.

## 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 SEA97FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA070), Mar 7, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N7583P), Boise, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the accumulation of airframe ice on the aircraft, and the pilot's delayed remedial action after intentionally flying into forecast adverse weather conditions. The adverse weather (icing) conditions…

## Other reports on N7583P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730717026319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717026319A), Jul 17, 1973: Piper PA24400 (N7583P), Harlowton, MT, Substantial damage. Dnsty alt 6900FT.acft wt 25 lbs blo max gross.

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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