Piper PA-12 N2800D
31 December 2007 · Santa Ana, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 2007 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2800D was involved in an accident near Santa Ana, California, 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 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- John Wayne - Orange County (SNA)
- Coordinates
- 33.6756, -117.8681
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N2800D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Ana → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA08CA056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the student to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was receiving dual instruction from the flight instructor for the purpose of receiving a tail wheel endorsement. He had accumulated a total of 7 hours tail wheel instruction in the accident airplane. The flight instructor reported that during the landing roll, the airplane yawed to the right and entered a ground loop which collapsed the left main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-12 | Mukilteo, Washington, United States | Marc A. Olson | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2007 | Piper PA-12 | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2007 | Piper PA-12 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Gary Hall | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2007 | Piper PA-12 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-12 | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-12 | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | Super Cub Flyers Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |