# NTSB LAX81FA098: Piper PA-12, N12PA, Five Points, CA, June 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1981
- Place: Five Points, CA · FIVE POINTS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12PA-1982-04-14), registration cancelled 1982-04-14, S/N 12988 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Five Points

## 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 19810623035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623035679A), Jun 23, 1981: Piper PA12, Five Points, CA, Destroyed. Lost control on a bad landing. Elected to go around. Not aligned with runway. Struck powerlines. Crashed inverted.

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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