# Accident 19931003037439A: Piper PA12, Puyallup, WA, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 12:45 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Pierce County-Thun Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0400° N, 122.1402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0400&lon=-122.1402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7709H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7709H) (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 O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,695 total, 41 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037439A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LEFT WING DROPPED TO RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SPUN OFF RUNWAY INTO BRUSH BACKWARDS. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 SEA94LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA002), Oct 3, 1993: Piper PA-12 (N7709H), Orting, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N7709H (1)

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

- [Accident 20180404003301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180404003301A), Apr 4, 2018: Piper PA-12 (N7709H), Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. On April 4, 2018 at 1130 MST, a Piper PA-12, N7709H, registered to valhalla aviation, collided with N621ZC, a diamond DA-42, rgistered to summit aviation,…

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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