N7690H is a 1946 Piper PA-12. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 3 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-235 series rated at 115 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Palmer, AK. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Aug 1956. It has been registered to its current owner since Aug 2022. This page also carries 2 NTSB events.
- 80 years old
- 1 of 1,253 Piper PA-12
2022
1956
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The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while landing uphill, at an off airport unimproved landing site where he had landed before, he applied the brakes, the airplane hit a "bush or a bump" which caused the tail to raise, the propeller struck the ground and the airplane nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage, fuselage and wing spars.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot took off with the airplane's fuel selector inadvertently placed in the "off" position. He said that about 700 feet above the ground, the engine stopped. After unsuccessfully trying to restart the engine, he made an emergency landing on marshy ground, where the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and lift struts. The airplane's annual inspection was done on the previous day, and the pilot did not notice that the fuel selector had been moved to the "off" position.
After the fuel selector was put in the "on" position, the engine ran normally.
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