# Accident 19830919074229A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, September 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1983, 19:37 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2198° N, 149.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2198&lon=-149.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2810M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2810M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,107 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919074229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC83FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA177), Sep 20, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N2810M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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