# NTSB CHI65F0173: Piper PA-12, N3185M, Negaunee, MI, April 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1965
- Place: Negaunee, MI · NEGAUNEE, MI
- Location: 46.4943° N, 87.5919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Negaunee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4943&lon=-87.5919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0936  65/4/28    NEGAUNEE MICH       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1755                    N3185M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARQUETTE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3185M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3185M), registered now, S/N 12-1866, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marquette 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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