# Accident 19770817032389A: Piper PA12, Delta Junction, AK, August 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1977
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Airport: Portage Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 64.0567° N, 145.6924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta Junction, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0567&lon=-145.6924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2541M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2541M-1977-12-01) (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: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770817032389A

## Narrative

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

BUSH STRIP IN ALASKA RANGE.

## 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 ANC77FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA074), Aug 17, 1977: Piper PA-12 (N2541M), Delta Junction, AK, destroyed, 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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