# Accident 19940407000189A: Piper PA12, Cocoa, FL, April 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1994, 10:56 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3201° N, 80.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3201&lon=-80.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2834M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2834M-2012-09-24) (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 O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940407000189A

## Narrative

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

MISSED BANNER PICKUP. ROPE WRAPPED ON TAIL. JAMMED ELEVATOR. LOST CONTROL. STALLED. CRASHED.

## 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 MIA94FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA114), Apr 7, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N2834M), Merritt  Island, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL DUE TO JAMMING BY THE TOW ROPE WHICH PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE.

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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