# Accident 19760504011199A: Piper PA12, Winnemucca, NV, May 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1976
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3483M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3483M) (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: 465 total, 275 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DXQ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504011199A

## 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 OAK76DXQ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ42), May 4, 1976: Piper PA-12 (N3483M), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3483M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830629027419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830629027419A), Jun 29, 1983: Piper PA12 (N3483M), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft on a touch and go landing when the engine hesitated after power application.

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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