# Accident 19921007042639A: Piper STCPA12, Supply, NC, October 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Supply, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0110° N, 78.2609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0110&lon=-78.2609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72HW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72HW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921007042639A

## Narrative

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

SLOW ACCELERATION. LIFTED EARLY TO AVOID ROUGH AREA. UNABLE TO CLIMB. ABORTED LATE. REPORTED WINDSHIFT TO TAILWIND.

## 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 ATL93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA006), Oct 7, 1992: Piper PA-12 (N72HW), Supply, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INABLILTY TO ATTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE DURING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS (SOFT, ROUGH TERRAIN, WET GRASS), THE…

## Other reports on N72HW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790908029099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908029099A), Sep 8, 1979: Piper PA12 (N72HW), Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on initial climb due to water in the fuel. Crashed into a field off the end of the runway.

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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