# Accident 19830313009189A: Piper PA12, Coalville, UT, March 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Coalville, UT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8796° N, 111.3101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8796&lon=-111.3101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3743M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3743M-1997-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,293 total, 60 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313009189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO AVOID CONTINUING FLIGHT INTO WEATHER.

## 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 DEN83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA079), Mar 13, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N3743M), Coalville, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3743M (1)

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

- [Accident 19921025043279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921025043279A), Oct 25, 1992: Piper STCPA12 (N3743M), Atlanta, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Following river at low altitude, struck trees five minutes after departing remote strip.

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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