Piper PA 12 N4315M
15 September 2019 · Healy, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 September 2019 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA 12 registered N4315M was involved in an accident near Healy, Alaska, 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 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Healy, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 63.9511, -144.6717
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 12
- Registration
- N4315M
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1947
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Healy → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA551
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while taking off from water in shifting wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, while taking off from water to the east, the wind shifted from the east to the south. The airplane became airborne and then aerodynamically stalled, and the left wing impacted the water. The airplane came to rest inverted in the water. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2019 | Piper PA 12 | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Piper PA 12 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2019 | Piper PA 12 | Mecosta, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Piper PA 12 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2019 | Piper PA 12 | Williams, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Piper PA 12 | Sisters, Oregon, United States | Tailwheel Productions Llc | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2019 | Maule M6 | Moose Pass, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 May 2019 | Cessna A185 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2019 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Mountain Air Service LLC | Fatal | 6 |
| 12 May 2019 | Stinson 108 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Cessna 180 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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