# Accident 19760730032689A: Piper PA12, Eagle River, AK, July 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1976
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 61.3214° N, 149.5678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3214&lon=-149.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7899H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7899H-1976-12-17) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 79 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760730032689A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATION OF ACCIDENT SITE 2000FT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC76AA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA116), Jul 30, 1976: Piper PA-12 (N7899H), Eagle River, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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