# Accident 20000614009039A: Piper PA12, Dutch John, UT, June 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2000, 15:05 local time
- Place: Dutch John, UT
- Airport: Dutch John Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9397° N, 109.1909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9397&lon=-109.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3846M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3846M) (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 PA12
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614009039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2000, AT 1505 MDT PIPER PA-12 N3846M SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT DUTCH JOHN, UT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURIED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS PERSOAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED AT DRIGGS, ID, EARLIER IN THE DAY.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  PER PHONE CONVERSATION THE PILOT INDICATED THAT AFTER LANDING AT DUTCH JOHN, UT A STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT, AND HE LOST CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A PINION TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STRUT, WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 DEN00LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA111), Jun 14, 2000: Piper PA-12 (N3846M), Dutch John, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and control the aircraft while landing in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N3846M (1)

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

- [Accident 20250613006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250613006209A), Jun 13, 2025: Piper PA-12 (N3846M), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot atempted landing on a 550 ft grass strip. Air temperature was 85 degree f and noted a light tailwind. Executed a go around. On second landing attempt, he…

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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