# Accident 19740601020569A: Piper PA12, Oakes, ND, June 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1974
- Place: Oakes, ND
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 46.1397° N, 98.0871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakes, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1397&lon=-98.0871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3896M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3896M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FTG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FTG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740601020569A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING TO STRIP.

## 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 MKC74FTG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FTG16), Jun 1, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N3896M), Oakes, ND, substantial damage

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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