# Accident 19850629028589A: Piper STCPA12, Kenai, AK, June 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6600° N, 150.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6600&lon=-150.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4011M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4011M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 330 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629028589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL GAUGE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY OWNER. MEDICAL EXPIRED, BIENNIAL EXPIRED.

## 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 ANC85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA113), Jun 30, 1985: Piper PA-12 (N4011M), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4011M (1)

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

- [Incident 19780116003249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116003249I), Jan 16, 1978: Piper PA12 (N4011M), Meridian, MS, Minor damage. Due to worsening weather student spotted runway and landed on Nas on parallel taxiway.

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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