# Accident 19940731027069A: Piper PA12, Salem, OR, July 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1994, 15:50 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0093° N, 123.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0093&lon=-123.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2368M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2368M) (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 PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731027069A

## Narrative

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

DURING STEP TAXI COLLIDED WITH A CANOE. TWO FATALS IN CANOE. AREA POPULAR FOR SWIMMERS AND BOATERS. TAXIED 35MPH.

## 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 SEA94FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA199), Jul 31, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N2368M), Salem, OR, minor damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OCCUPIED CANOE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED.

## Other reports on N2368M (3)

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

- [Accident 20040509012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040509012909A), May 9, 2004: Piper PA12 (N2368M), Hartford, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 9, 2004, at 1605 CDT, a Piper PA-12, N2368M, registered to paul l. behrens, lost power on climb-out after takeoff from runway 18 at Hartford…
- [Accident 19830704032729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830704032729A), Jul 4, 1983: Piper PA12 (N2368M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit. Landed in tree studded swamp. No engine defects found. Possible carburetor icing.
- [Accident 19731110038579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110038579A), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA12 (N2368M), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Slid into a 10FT deep gully.

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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