# Accident 19730909032539A: Piper PA12, Skwentna, AK, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3241M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3241M-2015-05-08) (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: 4,833 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909032539A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON SOFT GRAVEL BAR,WHEELS DUG IN.

## 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 ANC74DAG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG43), Sep 9, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N3241M), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3241M (2)

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

- [Incident 20031204031899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031204031899I), Dec 4, 2003: Piper PA12 (N3241M), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The owner reported that he was performing a maintenance ground run when he observed the transponder sliding aft out of its mounting tray. The owner then…
- [Incident 19930215008599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930215008599I), Feb 15, 1993: Piper PA12 (N3241M), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot propped engine without tying tail down. Aircraft moved forward. Crossed street and hit a fence.

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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