# Incident 20260321001679I: Piper PA-12, Starbuck, WA, March 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2026, 06:45 local time
- Place: Starbuck, WA
- Airport: Little Goose Lock And Dam
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5839° N, 118.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LITTLE GOOSE LOCK AND DAM (16W), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5839&lon=-118.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46SC) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,882 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260321001679I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HIS BRAKES DIDN’T WORK AND HE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, WHEN HE FINALLY STOPPED THE PLANE TIPPED FORWARD AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, ONLY ONE PERSON WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT AND HE SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

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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