# NTSB SEA68D0255: Piper PA-12, N2965M, Driggs, ID, March 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1968
- Place: Driggs, ID · DRIGGS, ID
- Location: 43.7298° N, 111.1050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Driggs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7298&lon=-111.1050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0255

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0823   68/3/3    DRIGGS,ID           PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 410
        TIME - 1330                    N2965M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRIGGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT GEAR SANK THRU CRUSTED SNOW ABOUT 1 FT DEEP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2965M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2965M-2013-02-25), registration cancelled 2013-02-25, S/N 12-1359, built 1946 (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
- Airport: Driggs

## Other investigations on N2965M (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 SEA71FXM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FXM09), Sep 4, 1970: Piper PA-12 (N2965M), Rigby, ID, destroyed

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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