Piper PA-18A-150 accident near Lowell, ID
On July 2, 1994, a Piper PA-18A-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lowell, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 2, 1994
- Place
- Lowell, ID
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.080°N, 115.860°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01856
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 2, 1994, at approximately 1445 hours Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Piper PA-18A-150, N8565D, registered to and being flown by Dennis J. Murray, a certificated airline transport pilot, was destroyed during an inflight collision with terrain during an uncontrolled descent following a loss of control while maneuvering in the vicinity of the Fish Lake USFS airport near Lowell, Idaho. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions at the accident site were unknown at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal in nature, was to have been operated in accordance with 14CFR91, and originated from the Nampa Airport, Nampa, Idaho. An employee (Ed McConnell) at the Nampa airport (where the aircraft was based) reported seeing pilot Murray and passenger Kompf loading camping gear into N8565D on the morning of July 2. He reported that the aircraft was fueled on the previous day and that the pilot and passenger discussed flying to Northern Idaho to go camping. He estimated that the aircraft departed Nampa between 1030 and 1100 hours mountain daylight time. Mr. Mark Kuhlman, a forest service ranger who was several miles from the airstrip on July 2, reported hearing a plane flying in the area of Fish Lake approximately 1400 hours. He also reported talking to several horseback riders "who saw a white and red plane flying low over Sponge Mountain heading toward Fish Lake about 2PM Saturday" (refer to Statement of Mr. Kuhlman). There were no known witnesses to the accident and Ranger Kuhlman, having seen
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
