# NTSB LAX74DYA29: Piper PA-28, N7063R, Twin Falls, ID, April 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1974
- Place: Twin Falls, ID · TWIN FALLS, ID
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DYA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DYA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0962  74/4/19    TWIN FALLS,ID       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N7063R              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOSLIN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN FALLS,ID               JACKPOT,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- START ACFT WITH JUMP CABLES. PAX RELEASED CABLE,STEPPED BACK INTO PROP.EXPIRED 11 DAYS LATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7063R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7063R), registered now, S/N 28-21763, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Joslin Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740419008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740419008629A), Apr 19, 1974: Piper PA28140, Twin Falls, ID, 1 fatal. Start acft with jump cables. Pax released cable,stepped back into prop. Expired 11 days later.

## Other investigations on N7063R (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 WPR22FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA354), Sep 22, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N7063R), Sisters, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB SEA71DXM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DXM26), Feb 28, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N7063R), Burley, 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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