19830919074229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · September 19, 1983

Date
September 19, 1983 · 19:37 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2810M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83FA177
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,107 total2,000 in this make and model160 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.

Pilot claims carburetor ice caused engine to quit during letdown for landing. Crash occurred during landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMS CARBURETOR ICE CAUSED ENGINE TO QUIT DURING LETDOWN FOR LANDING. CRASH OCCURRED DURING LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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