# NTSB MIA73DLD83: Piper PA-12, N3228M, Basinger, FL, May 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Basinger, FL · BASINGER, FL
- Location: 27.4003° N, 81.0165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basinger, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4003&lon=-81.0165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1707  73/5/20    BASINGER,FLA        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 245
        TIME - 0720                    N3228M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASINGER,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- SHORT ROUGH FLD TKOF FM UNIMPROVED AREA.BLOWN L AFTR L/O TOUCHED GND L/O AGAIN HIT 4FT DIRT MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3228M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3228M-1990-01-26), registration cancelled 1990-01-26, S/N 122106 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730520016379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520016379A), May 20, 1973: Piper PA12, Basinger, FL, Substantial damage. Short rough fld tkof fm unimproved area. Blown l aftr l/o touched gnd l/o again hit 4FT dirt mound.

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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