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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Firth, ID · July 10, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1981
Place
Firth, ID · FIRTH, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7160DPiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810710041819A
Case key
124886

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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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3-1295  81/7/10    FIRTH,ID            PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 111
        TIME - 1730                    N7160D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BONDURANT,WY                FIRTH,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N7160D
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N7160D · 1

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