# NTSB MKC71FCA42: Piper PA-12, N7626H, Dexter, MO, June 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1971
- Place: Dexter, MO · DEXTER, MO
- Location: 36.7928° N, 89.9630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7928&lon=-89.9630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2606  71/6/29    DEXTER,MO           PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N7626H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 719 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEXTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEXTER,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7626H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7626H-1976-03-10), registration cancelled 1976-03-10, S/N 12-501 (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: Dexter

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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