# Accident 19840822042899A: Piper PA12, Cottage Grove, WI, August 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1984, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0804° N, 89.1995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0804&lon=-89.1995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7890H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7890H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 895 total, 6 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822042899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. HARD LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL SYSTEM LINES MODIFIED, NO PREVIOUS SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT OF THIS KIND.

## 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 CHI84LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA358), Aug 23, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N7890H), Cottage Grove, WI, 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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