# Accident 19920724027519A: Piper PA12, Southport, NC, July 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1992, 20:45 local time
- Place: Southport, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9205° N, 78.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9205&lon=-78.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7712H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7712H) (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 O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 20 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724027519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DROP CONFETTI ON WEDDING PARTY. AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN TREES.

## 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 ATL92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA147), Jul 25, 1992: Piper PA-12 (N7712H), Southport, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES. A FACTOR WAS THE DUSK LIGHTING CONDITION.

## Other reports on N7712H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230528007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230528007829A), May 28, 2023: Piper PA-12 (N7712H), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was on an off-airport tundra location he had landed previously. Location was sloped, and wind did not favor taking off downhill. Pilot's friend in a…

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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