# Accident 19840304005899A: Piper PA12, Rockingham, NC, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rockingham, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9299° N, 79.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9299&lon=-79.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92792, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92792) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,170 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005899A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF THE TAIL DRAGGER WHILE TRYING TO TAXI FROM A PARKING AREA. STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL84LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA113), Mar 4, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N92792), Rockingham, NC, 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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