Piper PA-18 N1370A
8 July 1975 · Ketchum, Idaho, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1975 at about 11:45 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1370A, operated by Salmon Air TAX, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ketchum, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchum, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N1370A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Salmon Air TAX
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Galena, Id → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2583
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLT WAS FOR GAME COUNT. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT, COULD NOT TURN, HIT MOUNTAIN 10700FT ELEV.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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