# NTSB MKC72DER49: Piper PA-12, N3752M, Duluth, MN, April 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1972
- Place: Duluth, MN · DULUTH, MN
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DER49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0965   72/4/1    DULUTH,MINN         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 112
        TIME - 1545                    N3752M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DULUTH,MINN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3752M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3752M), registered now, S/N 12-2688, 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: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N3752M (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC78DTG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTG14), Sep 1, 1978: Piper PA-12 (N3752M), Rugby, ND, 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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