# Accident 19800629022769A: Piper PA12, Edgewater, MD, June 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Edgewater, MD
- Airport: Lee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9429° N, 76.5684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE (ANP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9429&lon=-76.5684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3532M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3532M) (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: 12,719 total, 9 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629022769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON 6TH TAKEOFF. FOUND CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WIRE SEPARATED. CARB HEAT REMAINED ON.

## 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 ATL80FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG12), Jun 29, 1980: Piper PA-12 (N3532M), Edgewater, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3532M (1)

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

- [Incident 19820909053989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820909053989I), Sep 9, 1982: Piper PA12 (N3532M), Stevensville, MD, Minor damage. Low on final, engine failed to respond. Forced landed in water short of runway. Hole in carburetor flexible hose.

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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