# Accident 19781129036529A: Piper PA12, N.Myrtle Bch, SC, November 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1978
- Place: N.Myrtle Bch, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3976M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3976M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129036529A

## Narrative

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

PLT CONTINUED FLT WITH INTERMITTENT POWER,OVERFLEW AIRFIELD.

## 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 MIA79FLG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG05), Nov 29, 1978: Piper PA-12 (N3976M), N.Myrtle Bch, SC, 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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