# NTSB Accident DEN00LA003
> **Piper PA-12** · 1999-10-02 · LAS CRUCES, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00LA003
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-02
- **Location:** LAS CRUCES, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.309787, -107.059387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N2493M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during landing. A factor was his attention being diverted by a malfunctioning throttle control.

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