# Accident 20220524006249A: Piper PA-12, Seagraves, TX, May 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2022, 10:51 local time
- Place: Seagraves, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9222° N, 102.6256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9222&lon=-102.6256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78466, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78466) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220524006249A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 24, 2022, AT APPROX. 1051 CDT, A PIPER PA-12 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N178466, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE LOCATION WAS 3.5 SW OF SEAGRAVES TX.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  UNKNOWN METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE SOLO PILOT WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SEAGRAVES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F97) SEAGRAVES, TX ON MAY 24, 2022, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.

## 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 CEN22FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA211), May 24, 2022: Piper PA-12 (N78466), Seagraves, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control.

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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