# Accident 19760828034959A: Piper PA12, Wasilla, AK, August 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1976
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Philos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.5664° N, 149.3076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Philos Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5664&lon=-149.3076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7523H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7523H-2022-12-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 127 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828034959A

## Narrative

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

20 FT EMBANKMENT AT RWY THRESHOLD. WIND VELOCITY N/R.

## 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 ANC76DAH66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH66), Aug 28, 1976: Piper PA-12 (N7523H), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7523H (1)

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

- [Accident 19940210001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001959A), Feb 10, 1994: Piper STCPA12 (N7523H), Kenai, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flight for game spotting. Observed circling. Stalled and dived to ground. No STC for alteration. Now approved skis.

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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