Piper PA-12S N48MR
21 July 2023 · Kalispell, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 2023 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-12S registered N48MR was involved in an accident near Kalispell, Montana, United States. One person was 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalispell, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glacier Park International Air (GPI)
- Coordinates
- 48.3105, -114.2560
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12S
- Registration
- N48MR
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1947
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Whitefish → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA280
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll with a right crosswind, he felt the right-wing lift, causing the airplane to veer to the left. He attempted to correct with right rudder; however, the airplane ground looped and came to rest in a nosed down position. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right aileron. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2023 | Piper PA-12S | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-12S | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-12S | Raymond, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-12S | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1965 | Piper PA-12S | Presley Lake Me, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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