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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Mooresville, NC · August 27, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1970
Place
Mooresville, NC · MOORESVILLE, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4392MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107430

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3572  70/8/27    MOORESVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1007
        TIME - 1500                    N4392M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORESVILLE,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.HIT SUBMERGED OBJECT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4392M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage