# NTSB IAD71DKM12: Piper PA-12, N4392M, Mooresville, NC, August 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1970
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DKM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DKM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3572  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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