# NTSB FTW70F0077: Piper PA-12, N7903H, Cottonport, LA, July 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1969
- Place: Cottonport, LA · COTTONPORT, LA
- Location: 30.9892° N, 92.0510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9892&lon=-92.0510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3010   69/7/3    COTTONPORT,LA       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N7903H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONPORT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JASPER,TEX                  VILLE PLATT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO LAND BY CAR HEADLIGHTS. NO RADIO EQUIPMENT IN ACFT. STRUCK CESSNA 210 N3882Y,SUB DMGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7903H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7903H-1987-02-04), registration cancelled 1987-02-04, S/N 12-807 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cottonport Strip

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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