# Accident 19840812039779A: Piper PA12, Alpena, MI, August 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1984, 11:55 local time
- Place: Alpena, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0691° N, 83.4306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0691&lon=-83.4306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98967, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98967-1985-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812039779A

## Narrative

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

AFTER REPEATED STALLS WITH RECOVERY NEAR LAKE SURFACE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO TREES. AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL.

## 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 CHI84FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA343), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N98967), Alpena, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N98967 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791021030509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021030509A), Oct 21, 1979: Piper PA12 (N98967), Long Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Lifted off from short grass strip. Made vertical climb. Acft stalled,hit ground in level flite. Rwy high grass,uphill.

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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