19800422009459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Mount Vernon, WI · April 22, 1980

Date
April 22, 1980 · 18:00 local
Place
Mount Vernon, WI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3181M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DEP23
Reported as
Piper PA12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,005 total40 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Passenger blocked aileron on takeoff. Unable to correct wind induced roll. Wing hit ground. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER BLOCKED AILERON ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CORRECT WIND INDUCED ROLL. WING HIT GROUND. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.