# NTSB UNK65X0819: Piper PA12, N3307M, Merrill Fld, AK, November 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1964
- Place: Merrill Fld, AK · MERRILL FLD, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0819
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0819

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3551  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3307M), registered now, S/N 12-2160, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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