# Accident 19830402010619A: Piper STCPA12, Glennallen, AK, April 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1983, 11:45 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0995° N, 145.5295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0995&lon=-145.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2826M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2826M-2013-02-21) (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 STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 779 total, 244 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830402010619A

## Narrative

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

MODIFIED AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO PULL UP VERTICALLY FROM A LOW PASS.STALLED AND SPUN IN.OUT OF ANNUAL, OVER GROSS WT.

## 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 ANC83FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA064), Apr 2, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N2826M), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2826M (1)

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

- [Incident 19781124025639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124025639I), Nov 24, 1978: Piper PA12 (N2826M), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over during landing on frozen lake covered with deep snow.

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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