N527Y (Piper PA-12) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on April 23, 1999.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

March 6, 1997Accident
The partial loss of engine power due to failure of the blower (integral supercharger). A factor was the power line over which the pilot had to maneuver during the forced landing which resulted in insufficient airspeed to flare the airplane.
Grumman G-164
The partial loss of engine power due to failure of the blower (integral supercharger). A factor was the power line over which the pilot had to maneuver during the forced landing which resulted in insufficient airspeed to flare the airplane. Full accident record
April 19, 1989Accident
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Grumman G-164
August 16, 1984Accident
N527Y DEPARTED SALLISBURG, MD, ON A FLT TO SPRAY MESQUITOES. THE PILOT HAD DISPENCED APRX HALF THE LOAD OF CHEMICALS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN SWAMPY TERRAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Grumman G-164