Piper PA-12 N7606H

Summary

On 3 May 1982 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N7606H, operated by Harold M. COX, was involved in an accident near Quincy, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 May 1982 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Quincy, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip

Coordinates

39.4708, -86.6893

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N7606H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Harold M. COX

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Quincy → Quincy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA152

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN APPROACH TO A NEW RUNWAY THAT HE WAS BUILDING. HIS APPROACH WAS MADE FROM WEST TO EAST; THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM THE NORTH AT 7 KTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THROTTLED THE ENGINE BACK TO A NORMAL GLIDE AT 65 MPH AND HE WAS LOOKING AT THE RUNWAY WHEN A GUST OF WIND TIPPED THE LEFT WING. SHORTLY AFTER, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE ABOUT 500 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE CRASHED AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 300 FT FROM THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.