# Accident 19790830044129A: Piper PA12, Skwentna, AK, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4076M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4076M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 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/19790830044129A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4076M (3)

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

- [Accident 19970430007379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430007379A), Apr 30, 1997: Piper PA12 (N4076M), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Wind gust lifted a wing landing on remote beach sight. Left wing and elevator damaged.
- [Incident 19791129045199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129045199I), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA12 (N4076M), Lake Hood, AK, Minor damage. While on landing roll aircraft landing gear contacted slush, snow drifts, came to rest inverted.
- [Incident 19791127045699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791127045699I), Nov 27, 1979: Piper PA12 (N4076M), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on snow-covered runway, aircraft flipped over.

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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