# NTSB SEA71AS034: Piper PA-28, Rogerson, ID, January 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 10, 1971
- Place: Rogerson, ID · ROGERSON, ID
- Location: 42.2180° N, 114.5942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rogerson, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, October 18, 1971
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0135  71/1/10  NR.ROGERSON,ID        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 300
        TIME - 1635                    N95124              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKPOT,NEV                 HAILEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEA. LOST CTL. L OUTBOARD WG PANEL AND AILERON SEPARATED.RECOVERED 1/19/71
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N95124, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95124-1971-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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