# NTSB SEA81DYA16: Piper PA-18A, N7160D, Firth, ID, July 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1981
- Place: Firth, ID · FIRTH, ID
- Location: 43.3058° N, 112.1834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firth, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3058&lon=-112.1834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7160D), registered now, S/N 18-5610, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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: 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 19810710041819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710041819A), Jul 10, 1981: Piper PA18A150, Firth, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing on short strip started go around and then decided to land. Ran off end or runway.

## Other investigations on N7160D (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 SEA66F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0019), Jul 9, 1965: Piper PA-18A (N7160D), Rockford, ID, substantial damage

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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