Piper PA-12 N2426M
11 January 1971 · Pearland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 January 1971 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2426M was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Pearland, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pearland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clover
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N2426M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0540
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TWO LOW POINTS FOUND IN BUBBLE TANK VENT LINE, FILLED WITH FUEL, PREVENTED THE TANK FROM VENTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Weedsport, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Monticello, New York, United States | Monticello FLI | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Dexter, Missouri, United States | Crowley Flying | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |