# NTSB UNK64X1473: Piper PA12, N4356N, Lake Village Ind, ME, April 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1964
- Place: Lake Village Ind, ME · LAKE VILLAGE IND, ME
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1473
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1473

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1047  64/4/26    LAKE VILLAGE IND    PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 9320
        TIME - 2036                    N4356N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4029 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE VILLAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4356N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Village

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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