# NTSB NYC72FLJ14: Piper PA-12, N3222M, Beaufort, NC, November 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1971
- Place: Beaufort, NC · BEAUFORT, NC
- Location: 34.7234° N, 76.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-76.6492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3930   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3222M), registered now, S/N 12-1887, 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

## Other investigations on N3222M (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 SEA07CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA027), Dec 9, 2006: Piper PA-12 (N3222M), Antelope Island, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during a precautionary landing at an off-airport landing area. A contributing factor was the pilot's non-standard modification of the oil cooler, which resulted in high…

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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