19800217003229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Port Alsworth, AK · February 17, 1980

Date
February 17, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Port Alsworth, AK
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2736M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG28
Reported as
Piper PA12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
790 total640 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airplane stalled on short final for landing on a frozen lake. Pilot reported windshear.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE STALLED ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE. PILOT REPORTED WINDSHEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.