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NTSB accident investigation · Piper J4A · Boise, ID · December 4, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1971
Place
Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N23199Piper J4A
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164994

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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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3-4040   71/12/4   BOISE,ID            PIPER J4A           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 534
        TIME - 1530                    N23199              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOISE AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARM FLD NEAR BOISE         BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FWD L WING LIFT STRUT FUSELAGE ATTACH CLEVIS BROKE,RUST THRU FRACT.PREV LDG INCDT.AD 58-10-2 C/W.

Aircraft

Registration
N23199
Reported as
Piper J4A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Boise Air Term

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.