# NTSB SEA71AS027: Piper PA-24, N8724P, St.Charles, ID, November 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1970
- Place: St.Charles, ID · ST.CHARLES, ID
- Location: 42.1118° N, 111.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1118&lon=-111.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2389  70/11/25   ST.CHARLES,ID       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 200
        TIME - 0945                    N8724P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           BILLINGS,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - HAIL
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           HAIL, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CONT FLT INTO KNOWN IFR COND. STRUCK DOWNSLOPE OF MNTN. RECOVERY DATE 11/26/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8724P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8724P-1971-01-21), registration cancelled 1971-01-21, S/N 24-4173 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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