# Accident 20020312003859A: Piper PA31310, Atlanta, ID, March 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9500° N, 115.0517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9500&lon=-115.0517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2336V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2336V-2004-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02GA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02GA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020312003859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12 MARCH 2002, N2336V, A PA-31-31 DEPARTED IDA DIRECT BOI WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 MST, NE OF BOISE ALL RADIO/RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. SAR'S FOUND WRECKAGE SCATTERED IN THE WILDERNESS AREA EAST OF ATLANTA, IDAHO AT 9400' MS. THREE BODIES WERE EXTRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE INVESTIGATED AT THIS TIME DUE TO ITS INACCESSIBILITY. AN INVESTIGAT ION WILL BE ATTEMPTED LATER THIS SPRING.

## 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 SEA02GA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02GA053), Mar 12, 2002: Piper PA-31 (N2336V), Atlanta, ID, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight which resulted in the in-flight separation due to overload of the spar at the right wing root. Hypoxia was 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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