UNK65X0819

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA12 · Merrill Fld, AK · November 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1964
Place
Merrill Fld, AK · MERRILL FLD, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3307MPiper PA12
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180795

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3551  64/11/24   MERRILL FLD ALAS    PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 175
        TIME - 1500                    N3307M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 18 INCHES OF SNOW ON RUNWAY.                    P 18 INCHES OF SNOW ON RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3307M
Reported as
Piper PA12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.