- Date
- November 7, 1971
- Place
- Beaufort, NC · BEAUFORT, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3222MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164246
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3930 71/11/7 BEAUFORT,NC PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 1119 TIME - 0915 N3222M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 501 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAUFORT,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- LNDD ON SOFT BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3222M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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