# Accident 19730906031539A: Piper PA12, Alexander Lk, AK, September 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1973
- Place: Alexander Lk, AK
- Airport: Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N2899M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2899M-2005-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 260 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730906031539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRAGGED FLD BFOR LDG.GR HIT CHUCK HOLE,ACFT SWERVED & HIT STUMP. RWY LENGTH N/R.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC74DAG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG36), Sep 6, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N2899M), Alexander Lk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2899M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040904024139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040904024139A), Sep 4, 2004: Piper PA12 (N2899M), Koliganek, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On-scene investigation revealed that the aircraft was involved in a stall/spin and was destroyed by impact and post-impact fire after colliding with…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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