# Accident 20090809012929A: Piper PA12, Sisters, OR, August 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2009, 10:44 local time
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Airport: Sisters Eagle Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3044° N, 121.5392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3044&lon=-121.5392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7670H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7670H) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,264 total, 45 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090809012929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 9, 2009 BRUCE HAPHEY, AIRCRAFT OWNER, LANDED A PIPER PA-12, N7670H AT SISTERS EAGLE AIRPORT, SISTERS OREGON.  UPON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUN WAY TO THE RGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT RAN ONTO SOFT SOIL/SAND AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.  THE RUDDER, VERTICAL, WINGS, FUSELAGE, ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR09CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA394), Aug 9, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N7670H), Sisters, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N7670H (1)

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

- [Accident 20240110000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240110000299A), Jan 10, 2024: Piper PA-12 (N7670H), Lampasas, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot reduced the engine power to idle and touched down at approximately 55MPH, approximately 10MPH faster than usual, and further down the runway than…

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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