Plane Crash List

Piper PA-12 N7847H

7 July 1991 · Stockton, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 July 1991 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N7847H, operated by Blackhawk Soaring Club, was involved in an accident near Stockton, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 18:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Stockton, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Stockton (UNK)
Coordinates
41.5898, -90.8498
Aircraft
Piper PA-12
Registration
N7847H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Blackhawk Soaring Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI91LA213

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS NOT PERFORMED, WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND/CROSSWIND COMPONENT AND A ROUGH RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING A GLIDER TOW OPERATION HE HAD RETURNED FOR LANDING AND FAILED TO NOTICE A WIND SHIFT. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A ROUGH SPOT IN THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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