# Accident 19820502018789A: Piper PA12, Quincy, IN, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Quincy, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4708° N, 86.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4708&lon=-86.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7606H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7606H-1989-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,947 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502018789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALLOWED A WING TO DIP INTO TREES ON LOW FINAL FOR PRIVATE STRIP. CRASH LANDED AND NOSED OVER 300 FEET FROM RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA152), May 3, 1982: Piper PA-12 (N7606H), Quincy, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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