MKC72DCD41

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Harlan, IA · October 15, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 15, 1971
Place
Harlan, IA · HARLAN, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7982HPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164125

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4087  71/10/15   HARLAN,IOWA         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7982H              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARLAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND OFF R SIDE OF RWY.SUBS DMG.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7982H
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harlan

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.