# Accident 20040707017169A: Piper PA12, Jaffrey, NH, July 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2004, 17:18 local time
- Place: Jaffrey, NH
- Airport: Jaffrey Municipal Silver Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8086° N, 72.0050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8086&lon=-72.0050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2489M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2489M) (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 O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040707017169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SUBJECT AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT JAFFERY AIRPORT, JAFFERY NEW HAMPSHIRE 03452 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:55 HRS REQUESTING FUEL. BOTH TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF WITH 100LL;13.6 GALS. PILOT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 16 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:14 HRS. ONCE AIRBORNE THE PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A THICKLY WOODED AREA JUST OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT MANAGER (HARVEY SAWYER) CALLED 911. A MED FLIGHT FROM BOSTON WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. MR. SAWYER WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT'S DESCENT INTO THE THICKLY WOODED AREA, AND STARTED HIS OWN SEARCH FOR THE DOWN AIRCRAFT IN HIS CESSNA 172. THE PILOT AND DOWN AIRCRAFT WERE SPOTTED BY THE MED FLIGHT HELICOPTER. A PATH WAS CLEARED TO THE WRECKAGE. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO UMASS MEDICAL IN WORCESTER MASS. ^PRIVACY DATA ^

## 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 NYC04LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA160), Jul 7, 2004: Piper PA-12 (N2489M), Jaffrey, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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