# Accident 19810630037449A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, June 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1981, 19:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1866° N, 149.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HOOD (LHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1866&lon=-149.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7690H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7690H) (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: 333 total, 80 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630037449A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH UNDER INFLATED TIRE. TIRE WENT FLAT. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 ANC81DAG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG47), Jun 30, 1981: Piper PA-12 (N7690H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7690H (4)

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

- [Accident 20180904013109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180904013109A), Sep 4, 2018: Piper PA-12 (N7690H), Talkeetna, AK, Destroyed. During landing roll out on a off airfield, gravel strip the pilot (sole occupant) lost control when attempting to counter the effects from an uneven landing…
- [Incident 20171107018339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171107018339I), Nov 7, 2017: Piper PA-12 (N7690H), Cordova, AK, Minor damage. The airman had landed the aircraft on a remote beach at low tide. The airman misjudged the speed of the incoming tide and needed to move the aircraft to higher…
- [Accident 20110517009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110517009849A), May 17, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N7690H), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. 5/17/2011 N7690H departed small strip in Wasilla, AK. On a part 91 flight. During climb engine sputtered and quit. The aircraft landed and then overturned. One…
- [Accident 19940613015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940613015169A), Jun 13, 1994: Piper PA12 (N7690H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Too much brakes on landing roll. Nosed over. Low time in type. Check pilot reported incident to fast to prevent.

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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