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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Five Points, CA · June 23, 1981

Date
June 23, 1981 · 13:35 local
Place
Five Points, CA
Airport
Five Points
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N12PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA098
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
88 total7 in this make and model5 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.

Lost control on a bad landing. Elected to go around. Not aligned with runway. Struck powerlines. Crashed inverted.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON A BAD LANDING. ELECTED TO GO AROUND. NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY. STRUCK POWERLINES. CRASHED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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