# NTSB SEA70DXM14: Piper PA-28, N5787F, Oxford, ID, May 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1970
- Place: Oxford, ID · OXFORD, ID
- Location: 42.2598° N, 112.0179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2598&lon=-112.0179&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 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DXM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DXM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1432  70/5/15    OXFORD,ID           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 0950                    N5787F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCATELLO,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LNDD APRXLY 30 DEG TO RIDGES IN WHEAT STUBBLE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5787F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5787F-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 28-25093 (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

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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