# Accident 19780313011579A: Piper PA12, Kotzebue, AK, March 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1978
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3383M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3383M-2019-01-15) (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: 350 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313011579A

## 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 ANC78FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA025), Mar 13, 1978: Piper PA-12 (N3383M), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3383M (1)

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

- [Accident 19751115038059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751115038059A), Nov 15, 1975: Piper PA12 (N3383M), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd in deep snow. No eng malfunction found.

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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