# NTSB MIA70DKJ27: Piper PA-12, N7695H, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1970
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1729  70/4/21    TUSCALOOSA,ALA      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N7695H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 1209 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUSCALOOSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- ENG HAND PROPPED-NON PLT PAX AT CTLS DID NOT CLOSE THROTTLE.BRAKES DID NOT HOLD HIT BEECH N2845V.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7695H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7695H-1988-07-11), registration cancelled 1988-07-11, S/N 12585 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tuscaloosa

## Other investigations on N7695H (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 DEN87FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA234), Sep 8, 1987: Piper PA-12-150 (N7695H), Anaconda, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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