# Accident 19740621026199A: Piper PA12, Escondido, CA, June 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1974
- Place: Escondido, CA
- Airport: Lk Wohlford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.1192° N, 117.0864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escondido, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1192&lon=-117.0864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3200M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3200M) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 469 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621026199A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX74FUM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM39), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N3200M), Escondido, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3200M (3)

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

- [Incident 20260910012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260910012379I), Sep 10, 2026: Piper PA-12 (N3200M), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. On September 10, 2026, at 14:15 AKDT, a Piper PA-12 super cruiser was involved in a ground collision with a light pole at bcv airport in Birchwood, Alaska. The…
- [Accident 19980830036109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830036109A), Aug 30, 1998: Piper PA12 (N3200M), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. (.19)On August 30, 1998, about 0800 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-12 airplane, M3200M, received substantial damage while landing on runway 19…
- [Incident 19780629034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629034159I), Jun 29, 1978: Piper PA12 (N3200M), Whittier, AK, Minor damage. Pilot bounced on landing, had directional control problem. Tried to go arund, went off runway end.

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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