# NTSB DEN65F0060: Piper PA-12, N3814M, Rimrock, AZ, April 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1965
- Place: Rimrock, AZ · RIMROCK, AZ
- Location: 34.6506° N, 111.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rimrock, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6506&lon=-111.7457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0729  65/4/18    RIMROCK ARIZ        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 110
        TIME - 1315                    N3814M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIMROCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3814M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3814M-1980-10-02), registration cancelled 1980-10-02, S/N 12-2735, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rimrock

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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