- Date
- July 23, 1972
- Place
- Wildwood, NJ · WILDWOOD, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3721MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2588 72/7/23 WILDWOOD,NJ PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 315 TIME - 1330 N3721M PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE MAY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILDWOOD,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD IN SWAMP,ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3721M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cape May County
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