# Accident 20180901012849A: Piper PA-12, Greenwood, PA, September 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2018, 14:36 local time
- Place: Greenwood, PA
- Airport: Greenville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5252° N, 80.1485° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5252&lon=-80.1485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3415M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901012849A

## Narrative

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

ON 09-01-18 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL, N3415M DEPARTED MEADVILLE AIRPORT, PA (GKJ).  AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, BEFORE TURNING NORTHWEST TOWARDS MEADVILLE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE VARIED FROM CRUISE POWER TO IDLE.  UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT) LOOKED FOR AN AREA TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCAFT IMPACTED TREES, HEADED FOR A CLEARING.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE DOWN AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  THE PASSENGERS (3) EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INURIES.  A CALL WAS PLACED TO 911 AND EMS, COCHRANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

## 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 ERA18LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA243), Sep 1, 2018: Piper PA12 (N3415M), Cochranton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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