# Accident 19870915053219A: Piper STCPA12, Shaw Creek, AK, September 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Shaw Creek, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3140M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3140M-2015-05-08) (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 STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915053219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC87FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA153), Sep 16, 1987: Piper PA-12 (N3140M), Shaw Creek, AK, destroyed, 3 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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