# NTSB NYC65A0121: Piper PA-12, N7843H, Watsontown, PA, April 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1965
- Place: Watsontown, PA · WATSONTOWN, PA
- Location: 41.0853° N, 76.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsontown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0853&lon=-76.8649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0141  65/4/10  NR.WATSONTOWN PA      PIPER PA-12         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 367
        TIME - 1800                    N7843H              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7843H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7843H-1965-06-01), registration cancelled 1965-06-01, S/N 12-743 (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

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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