# NTSB WPR26LA350: Piper PA-12, N4139M, Salem, OR, September 20, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 19, 2026, 19:00 local (Sep 20, 2026, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Salem, OR · pvt grass air stip
- Coordinates: 44.966111, -122.9225 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9661&lon=-122.9225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administraton
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA350
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203856/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA350

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-12, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7101202), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4139M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4139M), registered now, S/N 12-3038 (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 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 12-3038
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: OR87, Blue Skies Farm

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: KSLE, 5 nm away
- METAR: METAR KSLE 192356Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3004

## 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 20260919012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260919012079A), Sep 19, 2026: Piper PA-12, Salem, OR, Substantial damage. The flight departed from OR87 (blue skies farm), utilizing runway 19 to the south. The pilot conducted a scenic flight to the east, making a left turn toward…

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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