Piper PA 12 N3914M
27 June 2019 · Skwentna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 June 2019 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA 12 registered N3914M was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skwentna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.0722, -151.7294
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 12
- Registration
- N3914M
- 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
- Anchorage → Skwentna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA385
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's use of excessive brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll from a backcountry airstrip, about midpoint, the airplane failed to lift off, so he aborted the takeoff. He reduced the throttle and applied the brakes. As the airplane slowed and while the pilot was reaching for the mixture lever, the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2019 | Piper PA 12 | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |
| 1 Feb 2019 | Piper PA 12 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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