# Accident 19811009067419A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, October 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1981
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3953M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953M-1984-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009067419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA002), Oct 9, 1981: Piper PA-12 (N3953M), Valouga Lake, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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