# Accident 19960805020869A: Piper STCPA12, Astoria, OR, August 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Astoria, OR
- Airport: Port Of Astoria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1191° N, 123.6704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1191&lon=-123.6704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2564M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2564M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,130 total, 330 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960805020869A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED HEAVY BRUSH. CARB HEAT BOX FLAPPER BROKE LOOSE. RESTRICTED AIRFLOW CARB INTAKE.

## 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 SEA96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA178), Aug 5, 1996: Piper PA-12 (N2564M), Astoria, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the carburetor heat box flapper valve, and the resultant air flow restriction to the carburetor. A factor relating to the accident was: high vegetation in the area where the forced landing…

## Other reports on N2564M (1)

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

- [Accident 20010529011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010529011179A), May 29, 2001: Piper PA12 (N2564M), Augusta, MT, No damage. (-23)Crash site investigation suggests stall/spin.

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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