Piper PA-12 N2564M
28 May 2001 · Augusta, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 May 2001 at about 18:51 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2564M was involved in an accident near Augusta, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Augusta, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Benchmark (3U7)
- Coordinates
- 47.4764, -112.8633
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N2564M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Benchmark → Helena
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01FA106
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall at low a altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Witnesses reported that following takeoff from the paved runway, the pilot initiated a left climbing turn. Witnesses reported that during the climbing turn (at an estimated altitude of approximately 200 feet above ground level [AGL]), the airplane "…appeared slow and then stalled." The airplane impacted terrain in a nose low attitude approximately 340 feet east of the departure end of runway 30. Post crash fire and impact forces destroyed the airplane. Investigators did not find any evidence of pre-impact aircraft or engine malfunctions during postaccident examination of the wreckage. The pilot was participating in a fly-in/work session organized by the Montana Pilot's Association. Participants in the fly-in spent the weekend doing maintenance on the airport and its facilities. The pilot of the accident airplane arrived at Benchmark two days before the accident. At the conclusion of the fly-in activities, the pilot departed Benchmark with a planned destination of Helena, Montana.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Tok, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Mary J. Becker | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Eagle, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Ashland, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Thomas M. Siebel | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2001 | Bell 205 | Troy, Montana, United States | U.S. Forest Service | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2001 | Kawasaki KV-107-II | Emigrant, Montana, United States | Columbia Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-38-112 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2001 | Cessna 172 | Lindsay, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2001 | Cessna 310 | Sidney, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |