# NTSB NYC75FNC32: Piper PA-32, N56012, Frankfort, ME, May 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1975
- Place: Frankfort, ME · FRANKFORT, ME
- Location: 44.6098° N, 68.8767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6098&lon=-68.8767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1049  75/5/13    FRANKFORT,ME        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 478
        TIME - 1210                    N56012              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST POINT,VA               BELFAST,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DSCNDD THRU CLDS HIT TREES ON MTN ABT 650FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N56012 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750513011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513011649A), May 13, 1975: Piper PA32300, Frankfort, ME, Destroyed. Dscndd thru clds hit trees on mtn abt 650FT MSL.

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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