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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Ocean Springs, MS · July 26, 1981

Date
July 26, 1981 · 14:10 local
Place
Ocean Springs, MS
Airport
Gulfpark
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3135M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKQ22
Reported as
Piper PA12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total45 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on mid-field takeoff. Hit ditch. Dirt, water in fuel system. Engine low compression, oily igniters.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON MID-FIELD TAKEOFF. HIT DITCH. DIRT, WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM. ENGINE LOW COMPRESSION, OILY IGNITERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.