# Accident 19840831046069A: Piper PA12, Montague Island, AK, August 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Montague Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1092° N, 147.3411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1092&lon=-147.3411&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 O360D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 65 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831046069A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING CAUSED BUNGEE CORD TO BREAK. THIS CAUSED GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND AIRPLANE TO SKID OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC84LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA163), Aug 31, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N3988M), Montague Island, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3988M (1)

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

- [Accident 19840523023109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523023109A), May 23, 1984: Piper PA12 (N3988M), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted landing on short, rough sod strip. Aircraft flipped in attempt to stop on short strip.

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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