19840319005779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Riverton, WY · March 19, 1984

Date
March 19, 1984 · 14:11 local
Place
Riverton, WY
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4378M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA111
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,230 total50 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered wake turbulence on short final. Crashed left wing low off edge of runway threshold.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE ON SHORT FINAL. CRASHED LEFT WING LOW OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.