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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Summerville, SC · September 8, 1974

Date
September 8, 1974
Place
Summerville, SC
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4031M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA75AM019
Reported as
Piper PA12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total3 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft obsvd just abv tree tops. Acft crashed aftr clbg turn man. Hit gnd steep nose dwn l wing low.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT OBSVD JUST ABV TREE TOPS.ACFT CRASHED AFTR CLBG TURN MAN.HIT GND STEEP NOSE DWN L WING LOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.