Piper PA12 N2554M
8 December 2020 · Spearfish, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 2020 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA12 registered N2554M was involved in an accident near Spearfish, South Dakota, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spearfish, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice (SPF)
- Coordinates
- 44.4811, -103.7860
- Aircraft
- Piper PA12
- Registration
- N2554M
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Lakeville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA082
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Before departing on the first flight after completion of the annual inspection, the pilot selected the right wing fuel tank, which was the fuller tank, performed an engine runup, and then initiated takeoff. The pilot said that the airplane climbed to about 70 ft above the runway, lost engine power for a few seconds, regained power briefly, then lost total power. The airplane landed hard on the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. A postacccident engine run revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal airplane operation. Based on the available evidence, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2020 | Cessna 182 | Huron, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Beechcraft 35 | White Owl, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Champion 8KCAB | Groton, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Cessna A188 | Corsica, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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