# Accident 19760926031589A: Piper PA12, Pembroke, MA, September 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Pembroke, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.0715° N, 70.8092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembroke, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0715&lon=-70.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3913M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3913M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 138 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926031589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

L AND R FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE PLACARDS MARKED IN REVERSE. INTENTIONAL STALL INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC76FNA54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA54), Sep 26, 1976: Piper PA-12 (N3913M), Pembroke, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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