N5461Y
Piper PA-12 · built 1947
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Congo Republic OF on March 5, 1965.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- August 18, 1988Accident
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS MANEUVERING THROUGH A VALLEY FOR THE SECOND TIME. DURING THE SECOND PASS THE ENGINE LOST POWER. MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH, AND THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED HE TURNED THE CARBURETOR HEAT OFF. HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART BY USING THE PRIMER, WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
- September 21, 1986Accident
THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER LIFT OFF, A LEFT CROSSWIND FORCED THE LEFT WING UP, CAUSING THE RIGHT FLOAT TO STRIKE THE WATER.