# Accident 19810328014869A: Piper PA12, Canton, PA, March 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Canton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6571° N, 76.8527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6571&lon=-76.8527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2918M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2918M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 35 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328014869A

## Narrative

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

MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF ON FARM FIELD. UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 NYC81FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA036), Mar 28, 1981: Piper PA-12 (N2918M), Leroy Township, PA, 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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