# Incident 19780912016999I: Piper PA12, Delta, AK, September 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1978, 12:40 local time
- Place: Delta, AK
- Airport: Junction
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3624M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3624M-2014-10-02) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780912016999I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT, FUEL RESTRICTION DUE TO ICE PROBABLE CAUSE.

## Other reports on N3624M (1)

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

- [Accident 20031230034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031230034499A), Dec 30, 2003: Piper PA12 (N3624M), Togiak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On return to Togiak, AK, the pilot noted rough running engine and a slight reduction in engine RPM. Pilot stated emergency procedures did not remedy the…

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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