# Accident 19861215067869A: Piper PA12, Opheim, MT, December 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Opheim, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7807° N, 105.5991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7807&lon=-105.5991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78588, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78588) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total, 200 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861215067869A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHEN IT HIT A SNOWBANK DURING LIFTOFF FROM A SNOW COVERED CORNFIELD. DOWNWIND 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 DEN87LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA030), Dec 15, 1986: Piper PA-12 (N78588), Opheim, 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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