- Date
- December 12, 1980
- Place
- Rexburg, ID · REXBURG, ID
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N78709Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801212075029A
- Case key
- 127611
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3217 80/12/12 NR.REXBURG,ID PIPER PA-12 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 27, 382 TIME - UNK/NR N78709 PX- 1 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REXBURG,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING,COYOTE TRACKS FND NR WRECKAGE.APPROACHING DARKNESS.RECOVERY DATE 12/15/80.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78709
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N78709Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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