# NTSB DEN66D0359: Piper PA12, N3419M, Yuma, CO, May 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1966
- Place: Yuma, CO · YUMA, CO
- Location: 40.1225° N, 102.7156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1225&lon=-102.7156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0359
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0359

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1310  66/5/22  NR.YUMA COLO          PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N3419M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOB CHRISMER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3419M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3419M-1993-01-28), registration cancelled 1993-01-28, S/N 122067 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bob Chrismer

## Other investigations on N3419M (2)

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 ANC91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA036), Mar 20, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N3419M), Moose Creek, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, PROPER ALTITUDE NOT MAINTAINED, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH ALTITUDE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB ANC90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA174), Sep 13, 1990: Piper PA-12 (N3419M), Healy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTIAN AIRSPEED.

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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