NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN84LA111
Registry · N4378M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-12
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19580515
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5409B
Registrant of record
WILSON ROBERT A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT A CONVAIR 580 HAD LANDED BEFORE HIM. THE PLT FLEW A NORMAL GLIDE SLOPE & PLANNED TO LAND ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY. ON SHORT FINAL AT 50 FT AGL, THE ACFT SUDDENLY BANKED 'OVER 90 DEGREES' TO THE LEFT OUT OF CONTROL. THE ACFT THEN HIT THE GROUND 50 YDS SHORT OF THE RWY IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_DEN84LA111.txt.
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