# Accident 19810819050509A: Piper PA12, Cody, WY, August 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Carter Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3622M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3622M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,660 total, 390 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTC23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTC23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819050509A

## Narrative

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

WIND SWITCHED TO A TAILWIND ON LANDING ROLL, GROUND-LOOPED TO PREVENT GOING OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN81DTC23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTC23), Aug 19, 1981: Piper PA-12 (N3622M), Cody, WY, substantial damage

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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