# Accident 19850125001599A: Piper STCPA12, Wasilla, AK, January 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1985, 13:20 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N2399M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2399M-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,032 total, 811 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850125001599A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS AIRCRAFT BUZZED HOUSE AND STALLED INTO TREES. UNRESTRAINED CARGO PROBABLY SHIFTED TO INCREASE AFT CG.

## 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 ANC85FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA040), Jan 25, 1985: Piper PA-12 (N2399M), Wasilla, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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