NYC76FNA54

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Pembroke, MA · September 26, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 26, 1976
Place
Pembroke, MA · PEMBROKE, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3913MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760926031589A
Case key
155698

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3182  76/9/26    PEMBROKE,MA         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 265
        TIME - 0715                    N3913M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEMBROKE,MA                 MARSHFIELD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L AND R FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE PLACARDS MARKED IN REVERSE. INTENTIONAL STALL INTO TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N3913M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.