# Accident 19870705032139A: Piper PA12, Hailey, ID, July 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0700° N, 114.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0700&lon=-114.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3438M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3438M) (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 O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 745 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705032139A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A FENCE. WINDS WERE REPORTED AS WIDELY VARIABLE.

## 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 SEA87LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA132), Jul 5, 1987: Piper PA-12 (N3438M), Sun Valley, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3438M (1)

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

- [Incident 19790613015559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613015559I), Jun 13, 1979: Piper PA12 (N3438M), Lopez Island, WA, Minor damage. Right main collapsed during takeoff due to broken metal support strap at the lower end of the shock strut.

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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