# Accident 19940121000769A: Piper PA12, Idaho Falls, ID, January 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1994, 16:15 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5205° N, 112.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5205&lon=-112.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7805H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7805H-2020-10-03) (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 O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940121000769A

## Narrative

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

LOW FLYING IN FROZEN RESEVOIR CANYON. WING HIT SIDE OF CANYON IN A STEEP TURN. CARTWHEELED. TURN IN NARROW CANYON.

## 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 SEA94FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA052), Jan 21, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N7805H), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION TO ATTEMPT LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS IN A NARROW CANYON.

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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