# NTSB NYC72FKM32: Piper PA-12, N92792, Rockingham, NC, April 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1972
- Place: Rockingham, NC · ROCKINGHAM, NC
- Location: 34.9384° N, 79.7615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockingham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9384&lon=-79.7615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FKM32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FKM32

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1502  72/4/15    ROCKINGHAM,NC       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 950
        TIME - 1220                    N92792              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKINGHAM-HAMLET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAURINBURG,NC               ROCKINGHAM,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT APPLIED CARB HEAT,CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENG STOPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92792](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92792), registered now, S/N 12-238, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rockingham-Hamlet

## Other investigations on N92792 (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 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.