# NTSB Accident NYC92LA142
> **PIPER PA-12** · 1992-08-05 · GREEN CREEK, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92LA142
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15492
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-08-05
- **Location:** GREEN CREEK, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N4280M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM FLYING THE AIRPLANE AND DID NOT MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES.

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