# NTSB SEA76AS075: Piper PA-28, N5916W, Mountain Home, ID, September 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1976
- Place: Mountain Home, ID · MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- Location: 43.1316° N, 115.6973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1316&lon=-115.6973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2726   76/9/6  NR.MOUNTAIN HOME,ID   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1125                    N5916W              PX-  1  1  0  BUSINESS                  30, 5635 TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARDEN VALLEY,ID            SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      64
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TKOF FM NARROW RD AFT PRECAUTIONARY LNDD.R WING HIT SAGEBRUSH BFR L/O,ROLLED R.GUSTS TO 26K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5916W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5916W-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 28-3164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760906031419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906031419A), Sep 6, 1976: Piper PA28160, Mountain Home, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Tkof fm narrow rd aft precautionary lndd.r wing hit sagebrush bfr l/o,rolled r.gusts to 26K.

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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