# Accident 19730925029229A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, September 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1973
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4444M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4444M-1978-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730925029229A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS SANK IN SOFT TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC74DAG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG59), Sep 25, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N4444M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4444M (1)

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

- [Accident 19770803035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770803035239A), Aug 3, 1977: Piper PA12 (N4444M), Solo Creek, AK, Destroyed. Winds gusting to 35KTS.

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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