# Accident 20201208017689A: Piper PA-12, Spearfish, SD, December 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2020, 10:30 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Airport: Black Hills/Clyde Ice Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4811° N, 103.7860° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4811&lon=-103.7860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2554M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2554M) (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 PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201208017689A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 08 2020, AT 10:30 AM, A PIPER PA-12, S/N 12-1013, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN A NON-FATAL ACCIDENT, WHILE TAKING OFF FROM THE GRASS STRIP (RUNWAY 26) ON THE SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA AIRPORT. WEATHER REVIEW INDICATED IT WAS CLEAR AND WINDS CALM, THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SPEARFISH, SD AIRFIELD ON DECEMBER 08, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25AM.

## 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 CEN21LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA082), Dec 8, 2020: Piper PA12 (N2554M), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

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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