# Accident 20120513007429A: Stinson SR-7B, West Ossipee, NH, May 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2012, 14:45 local time
- Place: West Ossipee, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8306° N, 71.1869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8306&lon=-71.1869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16122, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson SR-7B (registry code 8631304, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sr-7b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON SR-7B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680E SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,897 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120513007429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED OSSIPEE LAKE, NH (HOME) HE WAS IN FLIGHT AND RETURNING HOME WHEN ENGINE QUIT. PILOT DETERMINED HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO LAND AIRCRAFT AT (WSV) WINDSOCK AIRPORT. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON LOGGING ROAD WITH PILED LOGS ON EACH SIDE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK LOG PILE WITH GEAR FLIPPING AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA12LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA332), May 13, 2012: Stinson SR-7B (N16122), West Ossipee, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate application of carburetor heat which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and a partial loss of engine power.

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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