# Accident 20231109016809A: Piper PA-12, Baker City, OR, November 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Baker City, OR
- Airport: Baker City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8373° N, 117.8091° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8373&lon=-117.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231109016809A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION DUE TO FUEL TANK DEPLETION ½ MILE FROM RUNWAY 35 @ BKE. HE ATTEMPTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. DURING THIS TIME, HE EXPERIENCED A QUARTERING CROSSWIND WHICH RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRMAN HAD ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR24LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA033), Nov 9, 2023: Piper PA-12 (N418BS), Baker City, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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