# NTSB CHI65D0004: Piper PA12, N3396M, Ontonagon, MI, January 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1965
- Place: Ontonagon, MI · ONTONAGON, MI
- Location: 46.8663° N, 89.3124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontonagon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8663&lon=-89.3124&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0160  65/1/21    ONTONAGON MICH      PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3396M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTONAGON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3396M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ontonagon County

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.

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