# Incident 19830720061729I: Piper PA12, Skwentna, AK, July 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Talchulitna River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3838M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3838M) (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: 450 total, 420 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830720061729I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF. WHILE TURNING AROUND IN TALL GRASS STRUCK A STUMP AND BROKE THE LANDING GEAR OFF.

## Other reports on N3838M (1)

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

- [Incident 19840916057239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916057239I), Sep 16, 1984: Piper PA12 (N3838M), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. During takeoff from sand bar aircraft sank and landing gear hit stump causing right gear to fold.

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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