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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Stevensville, MT · July 4, 2012

Date: July 4, 2012 · 13:10 local
Place: Stevensville, MT
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2870M
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA293
Reported as: Piper PA-12
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,943 total265 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N2870MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1199 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 4, 2012, at 1310 MST, a Piper PA-12, N2870M, registered to privacy data omitted skided off the runway and collided with an embankment on landing at Stevensville airport, Stevensville Montana. Visual meterorological conditions prevailed at the time, no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No injuries occured. The flight originated at moose creek airport, Idaho, July 4, 2012 at 1210 MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 4, 2012, AT 1310 MST, A PIPER PA-12, N2870M, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SKIDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT ON LANDING AT STEVENSVILLE AIRPORT, STEVENSVILLE MONTANA. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO INJURIES OCCURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MOOSE CREEK AIRPORT, IDAHO, JULY 4, 2012 AT 1210 MST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12CA293Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStevensville, MTThe separation of the left rudder control cable from the rudder bellcrank, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing roll.Jul 4, 2012 · Substantial damage