# Accident 19741124043059A: Piper PA12, Seldovia, AK, November 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1974
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 59.4395° N, 151.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seldovia, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4395&lon=-151.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4451M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4451M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 77 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741124043059A

## Narrative

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

WEA BRIEF FOR DEST.FLEW INTO POOR WEA,RET & LND IN DEEP SNOW NEXT TO RWY.

## 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 ANC75DAG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG58), Nov 24, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N4451M), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4451M (1)

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

- [Accident 19870903049049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870903049049A), Sep 3, 1987: Piper PA12 (N4451M), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft made a hard landing on a road after fuel exhaustion. Pilot reported unexpected turbulence and headwind

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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