# Accident 19940527012819A: Piper PA12, Nashua, MT, May 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Nashua, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.2698° N, 106.2690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2698&lon=-106.2690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3960M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3960M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940527012819A

## Narrative

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

HEAVILY LOADED. STALLED DURING PROCEEDURE TURN AROUND. TOO LOW TO RECOVER.

## 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 SEA94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA132), May 27, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N3960M), Nashua, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRSPEED WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS INCLUDE AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## Other reports on N3960M (1)

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

- [Accident 20220514007029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220514007029A), May 14, 2022: Piper PA-12 (N3960M), Enterprise, OR, Substantial damage. The student pilot departed runway 30 and at an altitude of 500-600' AGL oil started covering the windshield which was limiting his forward visibility. The…

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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