# Accident 19850629028459A: Piper STCPA12, Chugiak, AK, June 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1985, 21:15 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Airport: Hilltop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4109° N, 149.1706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4109&lon=-149.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3081M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3081M-2013-08-08) (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 STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 677 total, 329 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629028459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO IMPACT. CARBURETOR FLOAT ABSORBED GAS. SERVICE BULLETIN ON FLOAT.

## 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 ANC85FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA111), Jun 30, 1985: Piper PA-12 (N3081M), Chugiak, AK, destroyed, 3 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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