# Accident 19840523023109A: Piper PA12, Palmer, AK, May 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Four Corners
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6192° N, 148.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6192&lon=-148.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3988M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3988M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 25 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523023109A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON SHORT, ROUGH SOD STRIP. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED IN ATTEMPT TO STOP ON SHORT STRIP.

## 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 ANC84FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA075), May 24, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N3988M), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3988M (1)

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

- [Accident 19840831046069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831046069A), Aug 31, 1984: Piper PA12 (N3988M), Montague Island, AK, Substantial damage. Hard landing caused bungee cord to break. This caused gear to collapse and airplane to skid off runway.

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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