# Accident 20211130020029A: Piper PA-12, Labelle, FL, November 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6850° N, 81.4628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6850&lon=-81.4628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3098M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3098M) (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-C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211130020029A

## Narrative

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

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^

## 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 ERA22LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA080), Nov 30, 2021: Piper PA-12 (N3098M), Labelle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel system modification, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N3098M (1)

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

- [Accident 20100802039419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100802039419A), Aug 2, 2010: Piper PA-12 (N3098M), White Sulphur S, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot 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…

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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