# Accident 19751115038059A: Piper PA12, Skwentna, AK, November 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1975
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N3383M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3383M-2019-01-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751115038059A

## Narrative

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

LND IN DEEP SNOW. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ANC76DAG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG67), Nov 15, 1975: Piper PA-12 (N3383M), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3383M (1)

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

- [Accident 19780313011579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313011579A), Mar 13, 1978: Piper PA12 (N3383M), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage

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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