SEA74AS037

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Boise, ID · March 14, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 14, 1974
Place
Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N292MPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740314004829A
Case key
186488

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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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3-0646  74/3/14    BOISE,ID            PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 2010                    N292M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    HAILEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    1400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       43
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WX BRIEF & ATIS ADVISED OF COND UNSUITABLE FOR VFR.TEMPO VFR COND COMMENCING 2000MST.BLD ALC .14%.

Aircraft

Registration
N292M
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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