Piper PA-12 N3395M
5 October 1969 · Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1969 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3395M was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lewis Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N3395M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Sutton, W Va
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4071
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PUBLISHED RNWY LENGTH 1600FT, MEASURED 1410FT. WIND CALM, TEMP 68 DEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-12 | N Lexington, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Sep 1969 | Piper PA-12 | 29 Palms, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |