# NTSB NYC75AN115: Piper PA-12, N3192M, Mount Laurel, NJ, June 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1975
- Place: Mount Laurel, NJ · MOUNT LAUREL, NJ
- Location: 39.9340° N, 74.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Laurel, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9340&lon=-74.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1078   75/6/6    MOUNT LAUREL,NJ     PIPER PA-12         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 463
        TIME - 1811                    N3192M              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNT LAUREL,NJ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    9000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT HIWAY LITE POLE.LIGHT STDS ARE APRX 10FT ABV RWY ELEV.ARPT ELEV ABT 20FT HIGHER THAN HIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3192M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3192M-1975-09-12), registration cancelled 1975-09-12, S/N 12-2009 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Collins

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750606022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606022559A), Jun 6, 1975: Piper PA12, Mount Laurel, NJ, Destroyed. Hit hiway lite pole. Light stds are aprx 10FT abv rwy elev. Arpt elev abt 20FT higher than hiway.

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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