# NTSB NYC76FHA40: Piper PA-12, N2919M, Whitehouse, NJ, June 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1976
- Place: Whitehouse, NJ · WHITEHOUSE, NJ
- Location: 40.6184° N, 74.7443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitehouse, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6184&lon=-74.7443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1656  76/6/13    WHITEHOUSE,NJ       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1700
        TIME - 1145                    N2919M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEHOUSE,NJ               SOLBERG,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST POWER ON CLIMB OUT LANDED IN SMALL TREES WATER FOUND IN CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2919M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2919M), registered now, S/N 12-1427, 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: Lance

## 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 19760613015119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760613015119A), Jun 13, 1976: Piper PA12, Whitehouse, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost power on climb out landed in small trees water found in carburetor.

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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