# NTSB SEA68D0221: Piper PA-18, N1148A, Preston, ID, December 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1967
- Place: Preston, ID · PRESTON, ID
- Location: 42.0994° N, 111.8807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Preston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0994&lon=-111.8807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0221

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4719  67/12/10   PRESTON,ID          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 201
        TIME - 1830                    N1148A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LNDG AT DUSK. PLT LINED UP ON RNWY LTS. ONE WHEEL TOUCHED IN SNOWBANK,OTHER ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1148A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1148A), registered now, S/N 18-742, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-A2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (registry code 42101, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Preston

## Other investigations on N1148A (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 ANC92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA171), Sep 15, 1992: Piper PA-18-150 (N1148A), Totatlanika Rvr, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION IN EVALUATING AND SELECTING UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE LANDING AREA. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK…

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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