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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Stone, ID · January 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 27, 1971
Place
Stone, ID · STONE, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1249APiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159818

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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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3-0842  71/1/27    STONE,ID            PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1000
        TIME - 1500                    N1249A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TREMONTON,UT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED TO LAND FOR PERSONAL REASONS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1249A
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

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