# NTSB Accident LAX94LA297
> **PIPER PA-22-150** · 1994-07-24 · MURPHY SPRINGS, ID, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA297
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01789
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-07-24
- **Location:** MURPHY SPRINGS, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.519886, -112.270195
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-150
- **Registration:** N51AR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO MANEUVER IN A CANYON AT SUCH LOW ALTITUDE THAT HE COULD NOT OUT CLIMB THE ADJACENT RISING TERRAIN.

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