# Incident 19971105041429I: Piper PA12, Trout Dale, OR, November 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1997, 08:45 local time
- Place: Trout Dale, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3484M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3484M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971105041429I

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST PICKED UP TAIL RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE. TURNING OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3484M (3)

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

- [Accident 20260328006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260328006929A), Mar 28, 2026: Piper PA-12 (N3484M), Spanaway, WA, Substantial damage. At 15:53 I announced right downwind for 34 and reduced my power and slowed my speed to 60MPH, adjusting to 2 notches of flaps and trim to maintain 1500 ft MSL…
- [Incident 20210730012119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210730012119I), Jul 30, 2021: Piper PA-12 (N3484M), Prineville, OR, Minor damage. During landing rollout on rwy 29, the pilot applied brakes with the right brake seeming to stick causing the airplane to veer towards the edge of the rwy. The…
- [Incident 19920320011539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920320011539I), Mar 20, 1992: Piper PA12 (N3484M), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed long. Attempted sharp turn to keep from going into overrun. Left gear collapsed.

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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