# Accident 19830821043159A: Piper PA12, St Xavier, MT, August 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: St Xavier, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4093° N, 107.8791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4093&lon=-107.8791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3351M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3351M-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 238 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821043159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DELAYED IN MAKING GOAROUND FROM LANDING AND AIRCRAFTCRASHED THROUGH A FENCE IN THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN83LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA194), Aug 21, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N3351M), St. Xavier, MT, 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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