# Accident 20200731011842A: Piper PA-12, Soldotna, AK, July 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2020, 08:27 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4956° N, 151.0169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4956&lon=-151.0169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2587M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200731011842A

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4982U, Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A): [Accident 20200731009912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200731009912A)

## 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 ANC20LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA074), Jul 31, 2020: Piper PA 12 (N2587M), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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