- Date
- March 18, 1973
- Place
- Bosler, WY · BOSLER, WY
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1385CPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730318005679A
- Case key
- 170416
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0624 73/3/18 BOSLER,WYO PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 555 TIME - 1350 N1385C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 421 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LARAMIE,WYO RETURN GARRETT,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 30 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- FLEW INTO SNOW SHWRS,HIT WIRES TRYING TO LND ON HIWAY. PLT WASNT WEA BRIEFED FOR RET FLT LEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1385C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1385CRegistered now · Piper PA-18A-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18A-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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