# NTSB NYC67D0549: Piper PA-12, N4345M, Fairfield, ME, March 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1967
- Place: Fairfield, ME · FAIRFIELD, ME
- Location: 44.5903° N, 69.6052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5903&lon=-69.6052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0549
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0549

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0666   67/3/3    FAIRFIELD, ME       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 350
        TIME - 1600                    N4345M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAPWORTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED IN DEEP, UNMARKED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4345M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4345M), registered now, S/N 12-3283, 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: Hapworth

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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