# Accident 19930903044739A: Piper PA12, Greenwood, MS, September 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1993, 18:44 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Airport: Greenwood Leflore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4933° N, 90.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (GWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4933&lon=-90.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2966M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2966M-2025-02-22) (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 O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930903044739A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. TAILWHEEL MOUNTING BOLTS SEVERELY WORN.

## 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 MIA93LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA192), Sep 3, 1993: Piper PA-12 (N2966M), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND/CFI WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AND THE WORN CONDITION OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N2966M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940321006129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940321006129A), Mar 21, 1994: Piper PA12 (N2966M), Rayville, LA, Substantial damage. Overshot runway on base. Braked steeply to realign. Entered a spin. Recovered but impacted short of runway.

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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