# NTSB DIA68F0230: Piper PA-12, N3887M, Mooresville, NC, June 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1968
- Place: Mooresville, NC · MOORESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.5836° N, 80.8283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5836&lon=-80.8283&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 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0230

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1287   68/6/4    MOORESVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N3887M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE NORMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3887M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3887M-1968-11-01), registration cancelled 1968-11-01, S/N 12-2791 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Norman

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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