# Accident 19840526023139A: Piper PA12, Wasilla, AK, May 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1984, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7663H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7663H) (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 O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526023139A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED ON A ROAD AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 ANC84LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA077), May 27, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N7663H), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7663H (2)

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

- [Accident 20060809020219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060809020219A), Aug 9, 2006: Piper PA12 (N7663H), Coldfoot, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was in the process of landing on a ridge line near chandalar lake. On final the pilot encountered a gust of downwind force that forced the aircraft…
- [Accident 19790812043149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812043149A), Aug 12, 1979: Piper PA12 (N7663H), Lake Creek, AK, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Made dusk takeoff. Wing struck person standing in takeoff path taking picture of operation. Unknown by pilot.

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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