# Accident 19790807028909A: Lkheed 12A, Pontiac, MI, August 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1979, 13:36 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Pontiac Oakland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36P-1981-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 12A (registry code 5261402, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 12A
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,539 total, 1,845 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807028909A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED LOST RIGHT ENGINE. FEATHERED. TRIED RETURN TO AIRPORT, DESCENDED INTO GROUND. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND

## 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 CHI79FEC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC40), Aug 7, 1979: Lockheed 12A (N36P), Pontiac, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N36P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740624030729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624030729A), Jun 24, 1974: Lkheed 12A (N36P), Q.Roo, Substantial damage. Minor eng roughness r eng. Ground loop to avoid hole end of rwy. Invest jurisdiction govt of Mexico.

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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