# Accident 20250702007429A: Piper PA-12, Brush, CO, July 2, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2025, 11:50 local time
- Place: Brush, CO
- Airport: Brush Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2644° N, 103.5756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2644&lon=-103.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7635H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7635H) (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 PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 167 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250702007429A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/02/2025 AROUND 1145 MDT THE PIC WAS PRACTICING PATTERN WORK. ON THE INITIAL APPROACH TO 7V5 ON A LEFT DOWNWIND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT OF CENTER UP AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE BELLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND ALL PROPELLER BLADES. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE AND WING END CAP. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE EVENT.

## 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 CEN25LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA235), Jul 2, 2025: Piper PA12 (N7635H), Brush, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while performing a touch and go landing.

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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