- Date
- June 23, 1981
- Place
- Five Points, CA · FIVE POINTS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12PAPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810623035679A
- Case key
- 125367
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3579 81/6/23 FIVE POINTS,CA PIPER PA-12 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1335 N12PA PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FIVE POINTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FRESNO,CA FIVE POINTS,CA COALINGA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CONTACTED BERM BESIDE RWY,BOUNCED IN AIR,INITIATED GO-ARND.STRUCK PWR LN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12PA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Five Points
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.