SEA71AS037

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · St.Anthony, ID · February 20, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 20, 1971
Place
St.Anthony, ID · ST.ANTHONY, ID
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7180Piper PA-18
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160722

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4245  71/2/20  NR.ST.ANTHONY,ID      PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3042
        TIME - 1712                    N7180               PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 517 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REXBURG,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING,ALT TOO LOW TO RCVR FM STALL.

Aircraft

Registration
N7180
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.