NTSB DEN84LA132 — 1984-04-20 · JACKSON, Wyoming, United States

Current FAA registration · N2577M

Make / Model: PIPER PA-12
Year of manufacture: 1946 · 38 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19580610
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A274D8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2577M Piper PA-12 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM JACKSON AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLT AND CFI WERE IN THE PROCESS OF FERRYING THE ACFT TO WASHINGTON STATE. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING TAXI THE AIRPORT UNICOM REPORTED THE WIND TO BE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 18 TO 20 KTS. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT STATED HE TALKED TO A GENTLEMEN THAT WAS LOOKING AT THE UNICOM WIND INDICATOR WHEN THE TAKEOFF WAS IN PROCESS AND THE GENTLEMEN TOLD HIM THE WIND INDICATOR SHOWED THE WIND TO BE FROM 090 DEGREES AT 31 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA132.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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