# Accident 19731110038579A: Piper PA12, Beluga, AK, November 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1973
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2368M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2368M) (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: 6,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110038579A

## Narrative

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

SLID INTO A 10FT DEEP GULLY.

## 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 ANC74DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG77), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N2368M), Beluga, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2368M (3)

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

- [Accident 20040509012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040509012909A), May 9, 2004: Piper PA12 (N2368M), Hartford, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 9, 2004, at 1605 CDT, a Piper PA-12, N2368M, registered to paul l. behrens, lost power on climb-out after takeoff from runway 18 at Hartford…
- [Accident 19940731027069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731027069A), Jul 31, 1994: Piper PA12 (N2368M), Salem, OR, Minor damage, 2 fatal. During step taxi collided with a canoe. Two fatals in canoe. Area popular for swimmers and boaters. Taxied 35MPH.
- [Accident 19830704032729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830704032729A), Jul 4, 1983: Piper PA12 (N2368M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit. Landed in tree studded swamp. No engine defects found. Possible carburetor icing.

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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