# Accident 19741005044389A: Piper PA12, Talkeetna, AK, October 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1974
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2874M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2874M-2019-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741005044389A

## Narrative

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

NO WITNESS.ACFT MAY HAVE BEEN ATMPT TO LND ON ROAD.

## 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 ANC75AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA031), Oct 5, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N2874M), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2874M (1)

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

- [Accident 19730526018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526018059A), May 26, 1973: Piper PA12 (N2874M), Delta Junctn, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted,hit trees side of rwy. Wind gusting 15K.

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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