# NTSB DEN77DTC04: Piper PA-12, N3277M, Rock Springs, WY, December 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1976
- Place: Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTC04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC04

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3767  76/12/17 NR.ROCK SPRINGS,WY    PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1040                    N3277M              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   AGE 34, 2528 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            495 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROCK SPRINGS,WY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3277M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3277M), registered now, S/N 12-2134, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761217040149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761217040149A), Dec 17, 1976: Piper PA12, Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. No narrative

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.

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