# Accident 19850817039219A: Piper STCPA12, Anchorage, AK, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 08:50 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Sand Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1593° N, 149.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1593&lon=-149.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3365M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3365M-2012-10-04) (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 STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 45 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039219A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED OVER GROSS WEIGHT TAKEOFF ON WATER WITH AFT CG. NOSE PITCHED UP, AIRCRAFT STALLED, CARTWHEELED IN WATER.

## 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 ANC85LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA152), Aug 17, 1985: Piper PA-12 (N3365M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3365M (1)

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

- [Incident 19850406017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406017569I), Apr 6, 1985: Piper PA12 (N3365M), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Student looked down to turn off carb heat and lost directional control on rollout. Collapsed left main in snow.

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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