# NTSB CHI66D0677: Piper PA-12, N7769H, Minooka, IL, April 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1966
- Place: Minooka, IL · MINOOKA, IL
- Location: 41.4503° N, 88.2778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minooka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4503&lon=-88.2778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0677
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0677

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0841  66/4/16    MINOOKA ILL         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 850
        TIME - 1630                    N7769H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSHBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7769H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7769H), registered now, S/N 12-669, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bushby

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.

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