# Accident 19840319005779A: Piper PA12, Riverton, WY, March 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1984, 14:11 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0598° N, 108.4580° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0598&lon=-108.4580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4378M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4378M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,230 total, 50 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319005779A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN84LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA111), Mar 19, 1984: Piper PA-12-115 (N4378M), Riverton, WY, substantial damage

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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