# Accident 19830923067939A: Piper PA12, Wasilla, AK, September 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5720° N, 149.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASILLA (IYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5720&lon=-149.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4008M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4008M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,350 total, 5,050 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830923067939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY 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 ANC83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA181), Sep 23, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N4008M), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4008M (1)

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

- [Accident 19730812029589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812029589A), Aug 12, 1973: Piper PA12 (N4008M), Port Lions, 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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