# Accident 19821003050869A: Piper PA12, Bernville, PA, October 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1982, 07:30 local time
- Place: Bernville, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4294° N, 76.1109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4294&lon=-76.1109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3849M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3849M-2012-11-14) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 612 total, 612 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOPS ON FINAL FOR PRIVATE LANDING 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 NYC83LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA002), Oct 3, 1982: Piper PA-12 (N3849M), Bernville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3849M (1)

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

- [Accident 19940730032659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730032659A), Jul 30, 1994: Piper PA12 (N3849M), Eagle, AK, Substantial damage. Fish and game reported downed PA12 in remote area. Pilot refused to talk and denied accident. Nothing further.

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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