Piper PA-12 N78588
15 December 1986 · Opheim, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 1986 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N78588 was involved in an accident near Opheim, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opheim, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.7807, -105.5991
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N78588
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Scobey → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PLT ELECTED TO TAKE OFF DOWNHILL BECAUSE HE SAID THE HILL WAS TOO STEEP TO TRY A TAKEOFF UPHILL EVEN INTO THE WIND. HE SAID THAT JUST PRIOR TO LIFT OFF, HE HIT A SNOWBANK WHICH SLOWED THE ACFT DOWN. DEEPER SNOW WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | Leopold G. Bureis | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Fulton, Missouri, United States | Wilbert F. Ondes | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Tutna Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Big Sandy, Montana, United States | Kirk E. Johnson | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1986 | Pitts S-1D | Shelby, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1986 | Cessna A188B | Rock Springs, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1986 | Cessna 152A | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Havre, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1986 | Cessna 152 | Wisdom, Montana, United States | Jack and KAY Houk | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Red Lodge, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |