# NTSB NYC79FA050: Piper PA-12, N4293M, Stillmanville, NJ, June 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1979
- Place: Stillmanville, NJ · STILLMANVILLE, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1216  79/6/27    STILLMANVILLE,NJ    PIPER PA-12         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 8500
        TIME - 1727                    N4293M              PX-  1  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIX AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STILLMANVILLE,NJ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4293M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4293M-1981-01-12), registration cancelled 1981-01-12, S/N 12-3224, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dix Airstrip

## 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 19790627020809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627020809A), Jun 27, 1979: Piper PA12, Stillmanville, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Picked up banner. Acft stalled. Dropped banner. Acft hit ground in vertical descent. Possible pilot incapacitation

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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