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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · October 9, 1981

Date
October 9, 1981
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3953M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82FA002
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O290*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft impacted in a steep nose down right wing low attitude on a small unimproved landing strip. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE ON A SMALL UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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