Piper PA-12 N2978M
15 February 1969 · Goldfield, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 February 1969, a Piper PA-12 registered N2978M was involved in an accident during in flight near Goldfield, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goldfield, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N2978M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Blythe, Calif → Hawthorne, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2612
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RECOVERY DATE 3/2/69. PLT WAS NOT ENDORSED FOR TYPE ACFT OR X-C FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-12 | N Lexington, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-12 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-12 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1969 | Piper PA-12 | Humphrey, Arkansas, United States | Arkansas State | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1969 | Piper PA-12 | 29 Palms, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1969 | Piper PA-12 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |