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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA12 · Shaw Creek, AK · September 15, 1987

Date
September 15, 1987 · 19:00 local
Place
Shaw Creek, AK
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3140M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87FA153
Reported as
Piper STCPA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B3B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,950 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Report indicates pilot was trying to land on a road. Reasons unknown. Stalled in a steep turn to final approach.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT INDICATES PILOT WAS TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD. REASONS UNKNOWN. STALLED IN A STEEP TURN TO FINAL APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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