# Accident 19970909025989A: Piper PA12, Boise, ID, September 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1997
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 43.9202° N, 116.1693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9202&lon=-116.1693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3637M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3637M-1999-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970909025989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES, CRASHED. PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 SEA97FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA206), Sep 9, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N3637M), Horseshoe Bend, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from transmission wires. The wires were a factor.

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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