# NTSB CHI80DEP23: Piper PA-12, N3181M, Mount Vernon, WI, April 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1980
- Place: Mount Vernon, WI · MOUNT VERNON, WI
- Location: 42.9469° N, 89.6560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-89.6560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0367  80/4/22    MOUNT VERNON,WI     PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1005
        TIME - 1800                    N3181M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNT VERNON,WI             WAUPUN,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED CONTROL STICK MOVEMENT RESTRICTED BY REAR SEAT PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3181M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3181M), registered now, S/N 12-2021, 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800422009459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422009459A), Apr 22, 1980: Piper PA12, Mount Vernon, WI, Substantial damage. Passenger blocked aileron on takeoff. Unable to correct wind induced roll. Wing hit ground. Nosed over.

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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