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Piper PA-12 N12PA

23 June 1981 · Five Points, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 23 June 1981 at about 13:35 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N12PA was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Five Points, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Five Points, California, United States
Nearest airport
Five Points
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-12
Registration
N12PA
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Fresno, Ca → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3579

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 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

CONTACTED BERM BESIDE RWY, BOUNCED IN AIR, INITIATED GO-ARND.STRUCK PWR LN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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