# NTSB CHI80FEM04: Piper PA-12, N98967, Long Rapids, MI, October 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1979
- Place: Long Rapids, MI · LONG RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 45.1258° N, 83.7225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1258&lon=-83.7225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3215  79/10/21   LONG RAPIDS,MI      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 486
        TIME - 1700                    N98967              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 453 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG RAPIDS,MI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98967](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98967-1985-02-20), registration cancelled 1985-02-20, S/N 12-322 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grass Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791021030509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021030509A), Oct 21, 1979: Piper PA12, Long Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Lifted off from short grass strip. Made vertical climb. Acft stalled,hit ground in level flite. Rwy high grass,uphill.

## Other investigations on N98967 (2)

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 CHI84FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA343), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N98967), Alpena, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI69D0423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0423), Jan 12, 1969: Piper PA-12 (N98967), Alpena, MI, substantial damage

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.

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