Piper PA 12 N223CG
22 June 2016 · Burnet, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 June 2016 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA 12 registered N223CG was involved in an accident near Burnet, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burnet, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burnet Muni Kate Craddock Fiel (BMQ)
- Coordinates
- 30.7472, -98.2344
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 12
- Registration
- N223CG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burnet → Burnet
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA347
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate fuel levels, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to monitor the fuel levels.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor of the amphibious float-equipped airplane reported that after an instructional lesson, while returning to the airport, the student pilot was too low "while turning base leg" of the traffic pattern so the student pilot moved the throttle forward to add power, but the engine did not respond. The flight instructor further reported that he took control of the airplane and made an off airport landing. During the landing, the airplane impacted a low hanging tree limb. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. A postaccident examination by the Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector revealed that the fuel tanks contained less than one gallon of fuel on board the airplane. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2016 | Piper PA 12 | Simsbury, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 2015 | Piper PA 12 | Ridgefield, Washington, United States | Nicolai Jane G | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2015 | Piper PA 12 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2017 | Piper PA 12 | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2017 | Piper PA 12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2017 | Piper PA 12 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2016 | Waco YMF-F5C | Austin, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2016 | Piper PA 34 | Denton, Texas, United States | U S Aviation Group LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Cessna 152 | Bridgeport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Aviat A-1C | Breckenridge, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2016 | Hiller OH 23B | Tynan, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Piper PA 28RT-201 | Terrell, Texas, United States | J. Linn Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |