# Accident 19870908074059A: Piper PA12, Anaconda, MT, September 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Anaconda, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1207° N, 112.9703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1207&lon=-112.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7695H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7695H-1988-07-11) (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 O320A3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908074059A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH HIGH TERRAIN. FLYING VERY LOW ALTITUDE. HIT SIDE OF CANYON. SPOTTING SHEEP FOR FUTURE HUNTING.

## 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 DEN87FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA234), Sep 8, 1987: Piper PA-12-150 (N7695H), Anaconda, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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