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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Soldotna, AK · July 31, 2020

Date: July 31, 2020 · 08:27 local
Place: Soldotna, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2587M
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC20LA074
Reported as: Piper PA-12
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 7
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft converged at time and coordinates given. This aircraft appeared to be in a shallow climbing turn from a northerly heading to east-northeast heading based on air traffic data, when it converged with the other aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CONVERGED AT TIME AND COORDINATES GIVEN. THIS AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN A SHALLOW CLIMBING TURN FROM A NORTHERLY HEADING TO EAST-NORTHEAST HEADING BASED ON AIR TRAFFIC DATA, WHEN IT CONVERGED WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.

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 ANC20LA074Accident · 7 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSoldotna, AKThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing to the accident were (1) the PA-12 pilot’s decision to fly with a known severe vision deficiency that had resulted in denial of his most recent application for medical certification…Jul 31, 2020 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N4982UDehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)Accident 20200731009912A · Substantial damage · 7 fatal