# NTSB NYC68F0082: Cougar I, N1112Y, Minersville, PA, July 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1967
- Place: Minersville, PA · MINERSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.6908° N, 76.2594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minersville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6908&lon=-76.2594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2363  67/7/16    MINERSVILLE,PA      COUGAR I            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 620
        TIME - 1630                    N1112Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROPP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN FAILED ADJACENT TO WELD.PLT UNABLE TO FLARE ACFT FOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1112Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1112Y), registered now, S/N 3 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COUGAR I
- Registry model: [Cougar 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/cougar-1) (registry code 62501JN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tropp

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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