# Accident 20010624018029A: Piper PA12, Eagle, CO, June 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2001, 11:15 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6507° N, 106.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6507&lon=-106.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7850H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7850H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624018029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED RISING TERRAIN AND TAIL WIND WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT A MOUNTAIN CLEARING (11,100 FT. ELEVATION).

## 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 DEN01LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA117), Jun 24, 2001: Piper PA-12 (N7850H), Eagle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate wind evaluation, and his inadequate planning/decision to land with a tailwind, at a density altitude of 13,418 feet. Contributing factors were the tailwind and the high density…

## Other reports on N7850H (3)

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

- [Accident 19920620021589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021589A), Jun 20, 1992: Piper PA12 (N7850H), Kantishma, AK, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff wing struck trees. Not licensed for night time operations. No night instruction.
- [Incident 19910704029309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704029309I), Jul 4, 1991: Piper PA12 (N7850H), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Applied right brake to correct and aircraft tipped up on its nose.
- [Incident 19901017055629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901017055629I), Oct 17, 1990: Piper PA12 (N7850H), Fairbanks, AK. Radio failed en route. Engine failed on downwind. Landed safely.

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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