# Accident 19940521011879A: Piper PA12, Wausaukee, WI, May 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wausaukee, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3690° N, 87.9497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3690&lon=-87.9497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7867H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7867H) (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 PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011879A

## Narrative

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

FLYING REAR SEAT. SLIPPED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE. TURBULENCE ON FINAL. PULLED STICK FROM HOLDER. NO BOLT OR COTTER PIN.

## 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 CHI94LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA167), May 21, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N7867H), Wausaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight of 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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