# Accident 19910707026399A: Piper STCPA12, Stockton, IA, July 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Stockton, IA
- Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5898° N, 90.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5898&lon=-90.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7847H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7847H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 767 total, 4 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026399A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN CROSSWIND. HIT BUMP AND NOSED OVER. WAS LANDING AFTER GLIDER TOW. WINDSHIFT A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI91LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA213), Jul 7, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N7847H), Stockton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS NOT PERFORMED, WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND/CROSSWIND COMPONENT AND A ROUGH…

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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