NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12
817 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-12. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
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NTSB DEN84LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Jackson, WYThe acft crashed during takeoff from Jackson airport. Investigation revealed that the plt and CFI were in the process of ferrying the acft to Washington state. The plt stated that during taxi the airport UNICOM reported the wind to be from the northeast at 18…NTSB DEN84LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12-115 · Riverton, WYThe plt stated that a convair 580 had landed before him. The plt flew a normal glide slope & planned to land on the approach end of the rwy. On short final at 50 ft AGL, the acft suddenly banked 'over 90 degrees' to the left out of control. The acft then hit…NTSB ATL84LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Rockingham, NCN92792 was being taxied from a tie down area when the prop struck the right wing on an unoccupied B-35, N8813A. The plt stated the brakes failed as he was attempting to taxi between two rows of parked acft and directional control was lost.NTSB MIA84FA049Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Ft. Lauderdale, FLThe acft crashed on the arpt in a steep nose down attitude after dropping a banner it was towing. The plt waved to the ground personnel and turned in a 60 degree bank nose high turn. After 180 degrees of turn the acft stalled, the nosefell through and the…NTSB ANC84IA009Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKThe plt reported the floats had just been removed from the acft & that he made this flt to refamiliarize himself with flying it with wheels again. After making about 10 touch-go-go landings, the plt elected to make a full stop landing. He reported that after…NTSB CHI84LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · East Liverpool, OHThe plt stated that while landing on a downhill grass strip he touched down long. While attempting to apply brakes, the heel of his boot got caught under the rudder pedal & he was unable to stop the acft before it went off the end of the strip down a steep…NTSB ANC83LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Wasilla, AKAccording to the pilot the engine started running intemittently after he was over trees at the departure end of the runway. The engine stopped and the pilot set up for and accomplished a forced landing. After the accident the pilot and a mechanic found water…NTSB ANC83FA177Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKWhile approaching merrill field the eng quit. The acft landed on a city road & the gear collapsed. The wx in the vicinity of the accident site had marginal conditions with both rain & fog. The temp/dew point spread was 2 deg f. the plt attributed the eng…NTSB ANC83LA173Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Kenai, AKThe acft collided with a ridgeline when the pilot attempted to fly through a pass. The pass was crested at about 3600 ftsurrounded by elevations of over 8000 ft MSL. The pilot stated that he was attempting to get through merrill pass because of hunters that…NTSB DEN83LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · St. Xavier, MTThe acft collided with a fence during an attempted go-around in a field which was estimated to be 500 ft long. The wind was calm and the density alt was calculated to be 4900 ft. after landing and rolling 300 ft the plt decided he would not be able to stop.…NTSB ANC83LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKThe acft was damaged while making a forced landing after the engine stopped. The pilot said he was at 1200 feet near point mackenzie when the engine started running rough. The engine stopped operating a few seconds later. The pilot said he had trouble…NTSB FTW83LA306Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · El Paso, TXThe plt was practicing touch-&-go landings & stated that he had been flying with the mixture leaned. After a landing, he applied full throttle, but the eng coughed & sputtered. He then advance the mixture to rich to correct the situation. At about the same…NTSB CHI83LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Blackduck, MNThe acft made a hard landing in an alfalfa field after loss of engine power. During an enroute portion of this flt the pilot stated that oil consumption was excessive. He planned an intermediate stop for that reason. Before reaching the intermediate stop the…NTSB ANC83LA077Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Aniak, AKAccording to the plt, he was taking off downslope & downwind on bumpy muskeg/tundra with full flaps. At aprx 40 to 45 mph, the acft lifted off before reaching the edge of a deep ravine. He began a shallow left turn, then the left wing struck a tree which spun…NTSB ANC83FA064Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Glennallen, AKWitnesses reported that after takeoff, the plt flew by a cabin at approximately 200 ft, signaled by rocking the acft's wings, then began a gradual climb. The climb increased in steepness until 1 witness could see the entire top of the acft. It then nosed…NTSB DEN83LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Coalville, UTThe acft nosed over during an precautionary landing due to deteriorating weather. The plt had received a weather briefing. The wx conditions deteriorated enroute due to a snow storm and the plt elected to land on a private strip to await improved weather. The…NTSB ANC83LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKThe student plt stated that on the landing roll with a 7 kt right x-wind, the acft began drifting to the left. Reportedly, he tried to correct with right rudder, but the fire extinguisher had come loose & became jammed under the right rudder pedal.…NTSB NYC83LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Bernville, PAThe pilot reported that the plane crashed after the right wing tip hit the top of a tree during landing. He reported that he had flown only 2 hrs in the last 90 days. He noted that this was only a 13 minute flight. He thought that he would have been more…NTSB SEA83LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Salmon, IDThe plt reported that the strip had about 1,500 ft of usable length, the remaining 3,050 ft consisted of unpacked snow &slush. The usable width of the first 1,500 ft was reported as 8-12 ft. at the time of takeoff the first 1,500 ft was covered with hard…NTSB ANC82DA099Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Nr. White Mount, AKThe aircraft collided with the tundra during a forced landing in marginal weather. The pilot said the engine continued to lose engine RPM even though he used carburetor heat. The carburetor heat hose was found to be badly deteriorated during post accident…NTSB ANC82DAG55Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKThe acft was observed to lift off at the end of the lake, turn downwind & stall, the acft was over max takeoff gross weight & the rear CG was beyond the aft limit.NTSB DEN82FTG06Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Oakes, NDSeveral witnesses reported that the purpose of the flight was blackbird control of a sunflower field. There was speculation by local residents that the aircraft was being used to spread poisoned corn. This was substantiated when corn and a portion of an…NTSB LAX82DA317Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Phoenix, AZThe aircraft collided with trees during takeoff from a 900 foot, dirt strip. The weather was VFR. The temperature was 102 degrees. No accident report was filed. The pilot had an expired medical certificate.NTSB ANC82DA071Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Polly Creek, AKThe pilot landed on the beach near the mouth of Polly Creek to go fishing. After fishing for several hours. He noticed fuel leaking from the filler cap on the left main tank. This occurred when fuel cross-flowed from the right auxiliary tank. The pilot turned…NTSB ANC82DA045Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Near Anchorage, AKThe pilot reported that during flight, the engine quit when the right tank went dry. He switched the fuel selector to the left tank, but the engine would not start. Subsequently, the plane was damaged during a forced landing in a creek bottom Near powerlines.…NTSB NYC82DA180Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Long Branch, NJEven though he had performed several banner pick-ups during the afternoon the pilot did no refueling. After 4 hours of towing banners the engine quit. The pilot stated the gauges read 1/3 full of fuel. The pilot ditched the aircraft which sank and has not…NTSB SEA82DA109Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Eugene, ORThe pilot was high and fast on approach and bounced on the first touchdown. On the second touchdown the aircraft swerved and the left main landing gear collapsed.NTSB ATL82FIJ02Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Dunbar, WVThe pilot took off eastbound toward multiple power lines that crossed the river. The aircraft climbed to about 100 feet and was turning left away from the wires when it nosed over and crashed into the river. The pilot did not have a seaplane rating but had…NTSB CHI82DA152Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Quincy, INDuring a pleasure flight, the pilot elected to make an approach to a new runway that he was building. His approach was made from west to east; the wind was reported to be from the north at 7 KTS. The pilot stated that he throttled the engine back to a normal…NTSB ANC82FA002Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Valouga Lake, AKNTSB ANC81DAG97Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Wasilla, AKNTSB SEA81FYK17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Bend, ORNTSB DEN81DTC23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Cody, WYNTSB ATL81FKQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Ocean Springs, MSNTSB ANC81DAG54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Tyonek, AKNTSB ANC81DAG47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKNTSB LAX81DVG48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Georgetown, CANTSB LAX81FA098Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Five Points, CANTSB CHI81FEP19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Spring Green, WINTSB FTW81FA072Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Port O'Connor, TXNTSB MIA81FLD30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Indian Rocks, FLNTSB NYC81FA036Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Leroy Township, PANTSB CHI81DER18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Kelliher, MNNTSB SEA81FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Rexburg, IDNTSB LAX81DVG08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Lincoln, CANTSB ATL80DKW20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Crossville, TNNTSB ANC80DAH12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Copper Center, AKNTSB LAX80FUQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Van Nuys, CANTSB NYC80DHD19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Rehoboth, DENTSB ATL80FIG12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Edgewater, MD