# Accident 19921025043279A: Piper STCPA12, Atlanta, ID, October 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1992, 10:50 local time
- Place: Atlanta, ID
- Airport: Graham Usfs Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1398° N, 115.3202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1398&lon=-115.3202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3743M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3743M-1997-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921025043279A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING RIVER AT LOW ALTITUDE, STRUCK TREES FIVE MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING REMOTE STRIP.

## 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 SEA93FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA010), Oct 25, 1992: Piper PA-12 (N3743M), Lowman, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS INCLUDE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN, TREES, AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N3743M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830313009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313009189A), Mar 13, 1983: Piper PA12 (N3743M), Coalville, UT, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped over on snow covered runway during precautionary landing to avoid continuing flight into weather.

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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