# Accident 19730603014729A: Piper PA12, Brownsboro, AL, June 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1973
- Place: Brownsboro, AL
- Airport: Mills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.7493° N, 86.4430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsboro, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7493&lon=-86.4430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2849M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2849M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,081 total, 30 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603014729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT CHECKING OUT A NEW PILOT IS NOT FAA FLIGHT INSTRUCT OR CERTIFICATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA73DKJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ67), Jun 3, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N2849M), Brownsboro, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2849M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210317001009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210317001009A), Mar 17, 2021: Piper PA-12 (N2849M), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. During landing roll out on runway 33, at approximately 20 mph, aircraft drifted towards left edge of runway. Pilot (in the rear seat) applied right rudder and…
- [Accident 19970815022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815022439A), Aug 15, 1997: Piper PA12 (N2849M), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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