# NTSB SEA68D0113: Piper PA-28, N7049R, Soda Springs, ID, August 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1967
- Place: Soda Springs, ID · SODA SPRINGS, ID
- Location: 42.6576° N, 111.5891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soda Springs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6576&lon=-111.5891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3548   67/8/1    SODA SPRINGS,ID     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1950                    N7049R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SODA SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           70                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID DITCH. ACFT STRUCK BOULDER. DENSITY ALT 7700 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7049R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7049R-1972-02-23), registration cancelled 1972-02-23, S/N 28-21747 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Soda Springs

## Other investigations on N7049R (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 SEA71DWA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWA02), Jul 2, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N7049R), Halfway, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0269), Apr 1, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7049R), Soda Springs, 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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