- Date
- July 8, 1975
- Place
- Ketchum, ID · KETCHUM, ID
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1370APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750708017659A
- Case key
- 150098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2583 75/7/8 NR.KETCHUM,ID PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3308 TIME - 1145 N1370A PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALENA,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 220 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLT WAS FOR GAME COUNT. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT, COULD NOT TURN, HIT MOUNTAIN 10700FT ELEV.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1370A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1370ARegistration cancelled May 23, 1995 · Adaska William W ROTEC RALLYAirframe modelAdaska William W ROTEC RALLY
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1370A · 1
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