# Accident 19770319005279A: Piper PA12, Peters Creek Ak, AK, March 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1977
- Place: Peters Creek Ak, AK
- Airport: Hilltop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.4179° N, 149.4395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILLTOP (AK24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4179&lon=-149.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7853H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7853H) (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: 127 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319005279A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC77DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG39), Mar 19, 1977: Piper PA-12 (N7853H), Peters Creek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7853H (1)

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

- [Accident 19790809023749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809023749A), Aug 9, 1979: Piper PA12 (N7853H), Long Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from lake. Aircraft was overloaded. Pilot aborted takeoff. Hit shore and flipped over.

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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