# Incident 19860718058509I: Piper PA12, Anaconda, MT, July 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Anaconda, MT
- Airport: Anaconda
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1285° N, 112.9423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaconda, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1285&lon=-112.9423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4401M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4401M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718058509I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A FENCE AFTER LOSING CONTROL WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDING. BLAMED UNEXPECTED GUSTY WINDS.

## Other reports on N4401M (2)

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

- [Accident 19910708026579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910708026579A), Jul 8, 1991: Piper PA12 (N4401M), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Rough engine. Dropped banner and ditched in ocean offshore. NR4 cylinder exhaust valve broke at piston end.
- [Incident 19890520028019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520028019I), May 20, 1989: Piper PA12 (N4401M), Conway, SC, Minor damage. Engine quit after liftoff. Unable to restart. Landed in field. Had both fuel selectors in off position on takeoff.

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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