# Accident 19810726044419A: Piper PA12, Ocean Springs, MS, July 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport: Gulfpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4027° N, 88.7886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Springs, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4027&lon=-88.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3135M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3135M) (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: 2,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726044419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL81FKQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ22), Jul 26, 1981: Piper PA-12 (N3135M), Ocean Springs, MS, 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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