# NTSB NYC73FIG09: Piper J-2, N19511, Pasadena, MD, July 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1972
- Place: Pasadena, MD · PASADENA, MD
- Location: 39.1524° N, 76.5609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasadena, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1524&lon=-76.5609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2785  72/7/25    PASADENA,MD         PIPER J-2           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 676
        TIME - 1400                    N19511              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN ROAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASADENA,MD                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- AS ACFT STARTED SINKING PLT ADDED RIGHT RUDDER AND ACFT TWO-TURN SPIN RIGHT.HIT GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19511](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19511), registered now, S/N 1711, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-2
- Registry model: [Piper J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-2) (registry code 7100402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A40 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (registry code 17001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mountain Road

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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