# Accident 19790908029099A: Piper PA12, Chesapeake, VA, September 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: S Norfolk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72HW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72HW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,142 total, 23 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908029099A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON INITIAL CLIMB DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL. CRASHED INTO A FIELD OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD79FID35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID35), Sep 8, 1979: Piper PA-12 (N72HW), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72HW (1)

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

- [Accident 19921007042639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921007042639A), Oct 7, 1992: Piper STCPA12 (N72HW), Supply, NC, Substantial damage. Slow acceleration. Lifted early to avoid rough area. Unable to climb. Aborted late. Reported windshift to tailwind.

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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