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Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West
Piper PA-23
On March 12, 1971,
Piper Apache N1488P took off shortly before 10a.m. from Arco, ID, bound for
Boise. A few miles south of Arco, the PA-23 encountered blizzard conditions.
The pilot decided to return to Arco, but the aircraft suffered carburetor icing
and loss of power to both engines. The pilot attempted a wheels-up landing in
snow-covered lava rock country. The aircraft broke apart and burned on impact,
but miraculously, pilot Pete Stavros and passengers John Brock and Jim Dartling,
escaped with only minor injuries. This crash site is located in Craters of the
Moon National Monument. Special thanks to John Apel for help with locating this
aircraft. Site visited 4/17/15.
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