Piper PA-12 N2725M

Summary

On 21 May 1983 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2725M was involved in an accident near Aniak, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 May 1983 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Aniak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.1996, -158.5995

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N2725M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aniak → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83LA077

1 person was seriously injured.

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS TAKING OFF DOWNSLOPE & DOWNWIND ON BUMPY MUSKEG/TUNDRA WITH FULL FLAPS. AT APRX 40 TO 45 MPH, THE ACFT LIFTED OFF BEFORE REACHING THE EDGE OF A DEEP RAVINE. HE BEGAN A SHALLOW LEFT TURN, THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE WHICH SPUN THE ACFT AROUND ABOUT 180 DEG FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING. AFTER REVERSING ITS HEADING, IT WAS ABOUT 200 FT ABOVE THE TERRAIN IN THE RAVINE. THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE, WITH FULL THROTTLE APPLIED, & JUST BEFORE IMPACT WAS ABLE TO RAISE THE NOSE TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE TREE & REPORTED THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH NON-STANDARD AUTOMOBILE RACING SLICKS (WHEELS) THAT WERE APRX 33 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 180 DEG AT 5 GUSTING 10 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.