# Accident 19780901027079A: Piper PA12, Maccarthy, AK, September 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Maccarthy, AK
- Airport: Bush Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2311M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2311M-2012-08-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAH12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901027079A

## Narrative

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

600FT STRIP.PLT RPTD WIND DIR VARIABLE AT 40KTS.

## 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 ANC78DAH12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH12), Sep 1, 1978: Piper PA-12 (N2311M), Maccarthy, 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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