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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Labelle, FL · November 30, 2021

Date: November 30, 2021 · 16:00 local
Place: Labelle, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3098M
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA080
Reported as: Piper PA-12
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320-C2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N3098MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1784 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Part 91 flight aircraft from privacy data omitted private runway, crashing in field Labelle, Florida. Piper PA-12 registration N30989M, serial number 12-1784, pilot reported loss of engine power crashing, aircraft destroyed. One pilot severely injured with no passengers on board. N3098M privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 FLIGHT AIRCRAFT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE RUNWAY, CRASHING IN FIELD LABELLE, FLORIDA. PIPER PA-12 REGISTRATION N30989M, SERIAL NUMBER 12-1784, PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CRASHING, AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. ONE PILOT SEVERELY INJURED WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. N3098M ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 ERA22LA080Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLabelle, FLThe pilot’s improper fuel system modification, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Nov 30, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3098M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20100802039419ALanding: Rollout · White Sulphur S, MTPilot was flying in general area of airport and was practicing touch and go's landing on the grass strip on runway 31 for the first part of the morning. Pilot was on his last flight of day, on left down wind leg for the approach for a landing on runway 31. As…Aug 2, 2010 · Substantial damage