# NTSB DEN71DXT01: Piper PA-18, N1249A, Fielding, UT, July 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1970
- Place: Fielding, UT · FIELDING, UT
- Location: 41.8122° N, 112.1170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fielding, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8122&lon=-112.1170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2914   70/7/4  NR.FIELDING,UT        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 239
        TIME - 1400                    N1249A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TREMONTON,UT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ATMTD LDG ON ROAD,LOST CTL,WHEELS RAN INTO HIGH WHEAT,ACFT UNABLE TO CLIMB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1249A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1249A), registered now, S/N 18-1042, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1249A (2)

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 DEN73DTM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTM17), Feb 1, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N1249A), Tremonton, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA71DXM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DXM22), Jan 27, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N1249A), Stone, ID, substantial damage

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.

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