# NTSB SEA78FA031: Buhl Acft LA1, N12106, Kimberly, ID, May 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Kimberly, ID · KIMBERLY, ID
- Location: 42.5349° N, 114.3707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kimberly, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5349&lon=-114.3707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1773  78/5/21    KIMBERLY,ID         BUHL ACFT LA1       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 357
        TIME - 0900                    N12106              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          POCATELLO,ID                BOISE,ID                     KIMBERLY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- AIR SPEED WAS REMOVED FROM PANEL. PLT WAS SIMULATING AG OPNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12106](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12106-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 195 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUHL ACFT LA1
- Registry model: [Buhl LA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/buhl-la-1) (registry code 1651002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mccarty

## 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 19780521016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521016059A), May 21, 1978: Buhl LA1, Kimberly, ID, Destroyed. Air speed was removed from panel. Plt was simulating ag opns.

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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