# NTSB LAX81DVG08: Piper PA-12, N4218M, Lincoln, CA, December 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1980
- Place: Lincoln, CA · LINCOLN, CA
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3474  80/12/10   LINCOLN,CA          PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N4218M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- PLT SWERVED RGT TO AVOID A DOG ON THE RWY.RGT MAIN GEAR DUG INTO SOFT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4218M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4218M), registered now, S/N 12-3114, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lincoln Muni

## 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 19801210075629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210075629A), Dec 10, 1980: Piper PA12, Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. On landing roll, swerved to miss a dog. Ran off side of runway.

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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