# Accident 20010706018019A: Piper PA12, Stillwater, MN, July 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2001, 19:56 local time
- Place: Stillwater, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0493° N, 92.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0493&lon=-92.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78495, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78495) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706018019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 6, 2001, AT 1956 HOURS CDT, A PIPER PA-12 AIRCRAFT, OWNED BY BYRON SAX, CRASH LANDED INTO TREES FOLLOWING A REPORTED LOSS OF POWER DURING A CLIMBING TURN. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PLEASURE FLIGHT TOOK OFF FROM THE ST. CROIX RIVER AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 HOURS ON JULY 6, 2001.                                   (.19) ON JULY 6, 2001, AT 1956 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-16 FLOATPLANE, N78495, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED A TREE WHEN IT LOST POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM HUDSON BAY, A BAY ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOCATED NEAR STILLWATER, MINNESOTA. THE DESTINATION WAS SURFSIDE LINO-LAKES SEAPLANE BASE (8Y4), STILLWATER, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 CHI01LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA198), Jul 7, 2001: Piper PA-12 (N78495), Stillwater, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Additional factors included the power line and the trees.

## Other reports on N78495 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730706019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706019819A), Jul 6, 1973: Piper PA12 (N78495), Ennis, MT, Substantial damage. Coll w rwy mkr,rolled into dugout. Gusts to 15KTS.

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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