# NTSB SEA71DYA33: Piper PA-23, N1172P, Blackfoot, ID, May 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1971
- Place: Blackfoot, ID · BLACKFOOT, ID
- Location: 43.1934° N, 112.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackfoot, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1934&lon=-112.3465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DYA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DYA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2687  71/5/28    BLACKFOOT,ID        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1510
        TIME - 0400                    N1172P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 434 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDERSON RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACKFOOT,ID                TWIN BRIDGES,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 1800FT WET GRASS STRIP.PLT DID NOT THINK ENGS DVLPNG FULL PWR.MIXTURES RICH.FLD ELEV 4465FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1172P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1172P-1984-04-16), registration cancelled 1984-04-16, S/N 23186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anderson Ranch

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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