N3985M is a Piper PA-12. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 3 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-235 series rated at 115 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in San Diego, CA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jun 1956. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2022. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2022
1956
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The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after landing on a gravel road, he looked to the right and unintentionally steered the airplane to the right into a small ditch. He applied power to force the airplane out of the ditch back onto the road, however, the right main landing gear "locked up due to the weeds wrapping around it". The airplane ground looped and nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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