- Date
- March 23, 1972
- Place
- Irwin, ID · IRWIN, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4716APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165658
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1099 72/3/23 IRWIN,ID PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 360 TIME - 1115 N4716A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 383 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REXBURG,ID ROCK SPRINGS,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON A LARGE FROZEN LAKE.MN WHEELS BROKE THRU ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4716A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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