# NTSB CHI79FEC40: Lockheed 12A, N36P, Pontiac, MI, August 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1979
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3001   79/8/7  NR.PONTIAC,MI         LOCKHEED 12A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1336                    N36P                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  46, 6540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1846 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PONTIAC,MI                   WEST BRANCH,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT RQSTD L TURNS BACK TO RWY.CRASHED INTO CULVERT STORAGE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36P-1981-06-02), registration cancelled 1981-06-02, S/N 1254, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 12A
- Registry model: [Lockheed 12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-12a) (registry code 5261402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790807028909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807028909A), Aug 7, 1979: Lkheed 12A, Pontiac, MI, Destroyed. Plt reported lost right engine. Feathered. Tried return to airport, descended into ground. No engine defects found

## Other investigations on N36P (2)

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 UNK74X0112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK74X0112), Jun 24, 1974: Lockheed 12A (N36P), Q.Roo, Mexico, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68D0634](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0634), Feb 3, 1968: Lockheed 12A (N36P), Gaylord, MI, substantial damage

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.

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