# Accident 19810405014119A: Piper PA12, Indian Rocks, FL, April 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Indian Rocks, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2846M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2846M-2009-04-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,310 total, 610 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING OFF-SHORE BANNER TOW. DITCHED. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA81FLD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD30), Apr 5, 1981: Piper PA-12 (N2846M), Indian Rocks, FL, destroyed

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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