# Accident 19770604014319A: Piper PA12, Marsing, ID, June 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: Marsing, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 43.5464° N, 116.8104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marsing, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5464&lon=-116.8104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4018H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018H-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 560 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604014319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK WIRES AT LOW ALT OVER SNAKE RIVER.LNDD IN RIVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA77DYA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA23), Jun 4, 1977: Piper PA-12 (N4018H), Marsing, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4018H (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170617005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170617005929A), Jun 17, 2017: Piper PA-12 (N4018H), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Departed from private lake near houston, Alaska with intent to land on indian creek. Pilot was attempting to land to the south with winds from the south. Pilot…
- [Incident 19790102000709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000709I), Jan 2, 1979: Piper PA12 (N4018H), Mud Lake, ID. Loss of oil due to stopped up (ice) oil breather pipe.
- [Accident 19750511011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511011559A), May 11, 1975: Piper PA12 (N4018H), Homedale, ID, Substantial damage. Attmptd go arnd with carb heat on. Gusting to 20K.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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