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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Oakes, ND · August 27, 1982

Date: August 27, 1982 · 17:30 local
Place: Oakes, ND
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7715H
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN82FTG06
Reported as: Piper PA12
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 342 total70 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

N7715HRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 1986 · Piper PA-12S/N 12-608 Airframe modelPiper PA-12

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed into a house and burned during low level operations.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HOUSE AND BURNED DURING LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN82FTG06Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportOakes, NDSeveral witnesses reported that the purpose of the flight was blackbird control of a sunflower field. There was speculation by local residents that the aircraft was being used to spread poisoned corn. This was substantiated when corn and a portion of an…Aug 27, 1982 · Destroyed