Piper PA-12 accident near Augusta, MT
On May 28, 2001, a Piper PA-12 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Augusta, MT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 28, 2001
- Place
- Augusta, MT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.476°N, 112.863°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010608X01126
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 28, 2001, about 1251 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-12, N2564M, was destroyed after colliding with terrain shortly after takeoff from Benchmark Airport (3U7), which is located approximately 20 nautical miles west of Augusta, Montana. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was owned by the pilot and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal/pleasure flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. A pilot rated witness to the accident reported that the accident airplane departed runway 30. Shortly after departure, the pilot made a climbing left turn over the camping area. The Witness reported that during the climbing turn (at an estimated altitude of approximately 200 feet above ground level [AGL]), the airplane "…appeared slow and then stalled." The airplane impacted terrain in a nose low attitude approximately 340 feet east of the departure end of runway 30. Post crash fire and impact forces destroyed the airplane. The pilot was participating in a fly-in/work session organized by the Montana Pilot's Association. Participants in the fly-in spent the weekend doing maintenance on the airport and its facilities. The pilot of the accident airplane arrived at Benchmark two days prior to the accident. At the conclusion of the fly-in activities, the pilot departed Benchmark with a planned destination of Helena, Montana. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a priva
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall at low a altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
