# Accident 20000513042269A: Piper PA12, Flathorn Lake, AK, May 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Flathorn Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4593° N, 150.0908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4593&lon=-150.0908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7944H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7944H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 115 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000513042269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 13, 2000 AT ABOUT 1430 ADT A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-12 REGISTERED TO MCCAVIT ENTERPRISES, LLC., PO BOX 870001, AK 99687 AND PILOTED BY KEITH S MCCAVIT WAS INVOLVED IN A TAXIING ACCIDENT ONE MILE WEST OF FLATHORN LAKE, AK AT THE SUSITNA RIVER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHILE BACK TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS COVERED AREA HE HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP WING STRUTS, WING ATTACH FITTING AND RUDDER. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91.

## 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 ANC00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA058), May 13, 2000: Piper PA-12 (N7944H), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area, and excessive taxi speed. A factor associated with this accident was a ditch in the taxi area.

## Other reports on N7944H (1)

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

- [Incident 19870427026509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870427026509I), Apr 27, 1987: Piper PA12 (N7944H), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft ground looped during an attempted go around. Student pilot.

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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