# Accident 19780511012499A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, May 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1978
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Campbell Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 61.1331° N, 149.9419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMPBELL LAKE (0A1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1331&lon=-149.9419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3465M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3465M-2023-09-25) (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: 850 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511012499A

## Narrative

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

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 ANC78FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA037), May 11, 1978: Piper PA-12 (N3465M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3465M (1)

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

- [Accident 19750614025119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750614025119A), Jun 14, 1975: Piper PA12 (N3465M), Alexander Lake, AK, Substantial damage. R flap cable came off pulley.STC SA231A1 flap install didnt req cable guard for pulley.

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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