Piper PA-12 N3351M
21 August 1983 · St. Xavier, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1983 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3351M was involved in an accident near St. Xavier, Montana, 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
- St. Xavier, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.4093, -107.8791
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N3351M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Xavier → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA194
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
THE 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. HE APPLIED POWER TO GO-AROUND AND THE ENGINE COUGHED AND SPUTTERED. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE ENGINE COUGHED AGAIN. AT THE END OF THE FIELD THE LANDING GEAR OF THE ACFT HIT A FENCE POST AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-12 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Blackduck, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Daniel I. O'hoyt | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1983 | Cessna 182N | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Cessna T188C | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Bell 206B | Melrose, Montana, United States | Continental Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182 | Forsyth, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1983 | Cessna 180 | Busby, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-11-90 | Babb, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |