# Accident 19970903047879A: Piper PA22, Saratoga, WY, September 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1997, 08:30 local time
- Place: Saratoga, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4506° N, 106.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4506&lon=-106.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8731C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731C-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903047879A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT CONSIDERATION OF AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS AND PERFORMANCE WAS INADEQUATE DURING HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

## 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 FTW97LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA337), Sep 3, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N8731C), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to consult airplane performance data based upon the weather conditions that prevailed. Factors were terrain induced turbulence and high density altitude.

## Other reports on N8731C (1)

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

- [Accident 19791028030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028030379A), Oct 28, 1979: Piper PA22135 (N8731C), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to correct for drift on landing. Aircraft ran off runway and turned over.

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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