# Accident 19860125001259A: Piper PA12, Soldotna, AK, January 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3203° N, 150.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3203&lon=-150.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3992M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3992M) (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 PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125001259A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE AND COLLIDED WITH A ROW OF TREES.

## 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 ANC86LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA023), Jan 25, 1986: Piper PA-12 (N3992M), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3992M (2)

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

- [Incident 19881206069579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881206069579I), Dec 6, 1988: Piper PA12 (N3992M), Hidden Lake, AK, Minor damage. Taxiing for takeoff on ice covered lake. Ski broke through ice. Pilot thought ice was thick enough.
- [Accident 19770712023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712023439A), Jul 12, 1977: Piper PA12 (N3992M), Slop Bucket Lk, AK, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Hit dike. Wind changed.

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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