# Incident 19831018067069I: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, October 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1983, 16:07 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1809° N, 149.8790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1809&lon=-149.8790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4433M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4433M) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84IA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831018067069I

## Narrative

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

NOSED UP ON FIRST LANDING WITH WHEELS AFTER REMOVING FLOATS USED THE PAST 6 MONTHS.

## 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 ANC84IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84IA009), Oct 19, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N4433M), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N4433M (1)

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

- [Accident 20230225001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230225001609A), Feb 25, 2023: Piper PA-12 (N4433M), Ebeemee Twp, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot departed Ebeemee lake on skis to the southwest. Aircraft engine quit approximately 100-150 high on departure while the pilot was in a shallow right turn.…

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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