# Accident 19840717033529A: Piper PA12, Cantwell, AK, July 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1984, 01:00 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0091° N, 149.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0091&lon=-149.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2537M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2537M-2015-04-30) (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 O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717033529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT THROUGH PASS WITH LOW CEILING, VISIBILITY, AND HEAVY RAIN. IMPACTED TERRAIN AT STEEP ANGLE.

## 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 ANC84FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA120), Jul 17, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N2537M), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2537M (1)

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

- [Accident 19740101001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740101001149A), Jan 1, 1974: Piper PA12 (N2537M), Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Ski caught snowbank in r 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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