Piper PA-11 N4512M
20 February 1972 · Moberly, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 February 1972 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N4512M, operated by Tail Draggers, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Moberly, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moberly, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Omar Bradley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-11
- Registration
- N4512M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tail Draggers
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0077
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PLT STATED PRIOR TO TKOF HE COULD TURN INSIDE OTR ACFT MAKING LOW PASSES.10-15MPH TAILWIND, TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Wapato, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Eagle Grove, Iowa, United States | Weir Aerial AP | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Petersburg, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Newdale, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-11 | Waxahachie, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Miller, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1972 | Douglas DC3A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Connestee Fall | No injuries | - |