# NTSB NYC72FIA01: Piper PA-12, N3424M, Arcola, VA, July 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1971
- Place: Arcola, VA · ARCOLA, VA
- Location: 38.9443° N, 77.5342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcola, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9443&lon=-77.5342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2798  71/7/25    ARCOLA,VA           PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N3424M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLASCOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCOLA,VA                   LOCAL
        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
        REMARKS- PAX,CERT FLT INSTR,NOT AWARE PLT HAD STDNT CERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3424M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3424M-2017-03-10), registration cancelled 2017-03-10, S/N 12-2288, 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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glascock

## Other investigations on N3424M (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 MIA08LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA158), Aug 1, 2008: Piper PA-12 (N3424M), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

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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