# NTSB NYC76FNA54: Piper PA-12, N3913M, Pembroke, MA, September 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Pembroke, MA · PEMBROKE, MA
- Location: 42.0715° N, 70.8092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembroke, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0715&lon=-70.8092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNA54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3182  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3913M), registered now, S/N 12-2811, built 1947 (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

## 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 19760926031589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926031589A), Sep 26, 1976: Piper PA12, Pembroke, MA, Substantial damage. L and r fuel shut off valve placards marked in reverse. Intentional stall into trees.

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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