# NTSB SEA73DYA18: Piper PA-18, N13951, Weston, ID, February 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1973
- Place: Weston, ID · WESTON, ID
- Location: 42.0362° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0362&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0234  73/2/24    WESTON,ID           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2927
        TIME - 0915                    N13951              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TREMONTON,UT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HUNTING COYOTES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13951](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13951), registered now, S/N 18-8981, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730224002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730224002979A), Feb 24, 1973: Piper PA18S125, Weston, ID, Destroyed. Hunting coyotes.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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