# Incident 20010422008259I: Piper PA12, Buhl, IA, April 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Buhl, IA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3795M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3795M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010422008259I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD. HE SUSPECTED A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N3795M (1)

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

- [Accident 20150714010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150714010239A), Jul 14, 2015: Piper PA-12 (N3795M), Buhl, ID, Substantial damage. During landing, the student pilot was manipulating the controls and the aircraft bounced and began drifting toward the right side of the runway. The instructor…

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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