Piper PA-12 N3849M

Summary

On 3 October 1982 at about 11:30 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3849M, operated by Elmer K. Pyle, was involved in an accident near Bernville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 October 1982 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bernville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Bernville (PA41)

Coordinates

40.4294, -76.1109

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N3849M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Elmer K. Pyle

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bernville → Bernville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83LA002

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE CRASHED AFTER THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE TOP OF A TREE DURING LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLOWN ONLY 2 HRS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. HE NOTED THAT THIS WAS ONLY A 13 MINUTE FLIGHT. HE THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROFICIENT DURING THE LANDING IF HE HAD FLOWN LONGER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.