# Accident 19760925036079A: Piper PA12, Port Alsworth, AK, September 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Alsworth, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1578&lon=-154.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7869H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7869H) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,842 total, 107 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH83) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925036079A

## Narrative

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

HIT LAKE SHORE DURING STEP TAXI AT DUSK. FLOAT EQUIPPED.

## 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 ANC76DAH83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH83), Sep 25, 1976: Piper PA-12 (N7869H), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7869H (2)

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

- [Accident 19920523016459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523016459A), May 23, 1992: Piper PA12 (N7869H), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff. Landed on overrun. Ground looped to avoid fence. Pilot believes fuel unporting as cause.
- [Incident 19891018055969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018055969I), Oct 18, 1989: Piper PA12 (N7869H), Anchorage, AK. Engine problem en route. Forced landing on snow covered mud flats without incident. Cause not stated.

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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