# NTSB MIA66D0325: Piper PA-12, N3446M, Gainesville, FL, October 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1965
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0325
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0325

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3322  65/10/19   GAINESVILLE FLA     PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N3446M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARES STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- STUDENT PRACTICING POWER OFF STALLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3446M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3446M-2011-06-13), registration cancelled 2011-06-13, S/N 12-2293, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hares Strip

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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