# Accident 19940724019289A: Piper PA22150, Murphy Springs, ID, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 16:50 local time
- Place: Murphy Springs, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5199° N, 112.2702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5199&lon=-112.2702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51AR-1997-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 153 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019289A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW IN CANYON UNABLE TO CLEAR CANYON WALLS OR TURN AROUND. COLLIDED WITH TREES. CONFLICTING EVENT REPORT.

## 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 LAX94LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA297), Jul 24, 1994: Piper PA-22-150 (N51AR), Murphy Springs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO MANEUVER IN A CANYON AT SUCH LOW ALTITUDE THAT HE COULD NOT OUT CLIMB THE ADJACENT RISING TERRAIN.

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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