# NTSB MIA75AM019: Piper PA-12, N4031M, Summerville, SC, September 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1974
- Place: Summerville, SC · SUMMERVILLE, SC
- Location: 33.0056° N, 80.1774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0056&lon=-80.1774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3026   74/9/8    SUMMERVILLE,SC      PIPER PA-12         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1310                    N4031M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMERVILLE,SC              MONKS CORNER,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD JUST ABV TREE TOPS.ACFT CRASHED AFTR CLBG TURN MAN.HIT GND STEEP NOSE DWN L WING LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4031M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4031M-1974-11-22), registration cancelled 1974-11-22, S/N 12-2916 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740908032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908032889A), Sep 8, 1974: Piper PA12, Summerville, SC, Destroyed. Acft obsvd just abv tree tops. Acft crashed aftr clbg turn man. Hit gnd steep nose dwn l wing low.

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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