# NTSB SEA77FYA26: Piper PA-18, N1880P, Picabo, ID, July 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Picabo, ID · PICABO, ID
- Location: 43.3057° N, 114.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Picabo, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3057&lon=-114.0678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2071   77/7/4    PICABO,ID           PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N1880P              PX-  1  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             AGE 46, 4595 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            175 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAILEY,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FISH & GAME SURVEY.STRUCK GND IN FLAT ATTITUDE.EXTREME VERT IMPACT FORCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1880P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1880P), registered now, S/N 18-4160, built 1955 (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 19770704015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704015969A), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA18150, Picabo, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fish & game survey. Struck gnd in flat attitude. Extreme vert impact force.

## Other investigations on N1880P (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC24FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA008), Dec 8, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N1880P), Anchor Point, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An impact to the left wing, at an undetermined time, for reasons that could not be determined, which partially separated the left wing and rendered the airplane uncontrollable.

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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