# Accident 19780827030859A: Piper PA12, Palmer, AK, August 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3592M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3592M-2025-12-06) (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: 403 total, 284 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAH24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827030859A

## Narrative

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

DURING SLOW FLT PLT ADDED FULL FLAPS & ATTEMPTED 180DEG TURN.

## 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 ANC78DAH24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH24), Aug 27, 1978: Piper PA-12 (N3592M), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

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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