# NTSB DIA69F0022: Piper PA-12, N7794H, Ocean City, MD, June 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1968
- Place: Ocean City, MD · OCEAN CITY, MD
- Location: 38.4107° N, 75.0714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4107&lon=-75.0714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1934  68/6/28    OCEAN CITY,MD       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 480
        TIME - 1215                    N7794H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CARB LOOSE ON INTAKE MANIFOLD FLANGE. CAUSED AIR LEAK,LEAN MIXTURE. MISSED BANNER PICKUP APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7794H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7794H-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 12-693 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ocean City

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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