# Accident 19860921045819A: Piper STCPA12, Tutna Lake, AK, September 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1986, 09:45 local time
- Place: Tutna Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5461Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5461Y-2018-06-27) (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 STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 145 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921045819A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF, A CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED FLOAT TO STRIKE THE WATER. BOTH FLOATS WERE RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC86LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA161), Sep 21, 1986: Piper PA-12 (N5461Y), Tutna Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5461Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19910904049869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910904049869I), Sep 4, 1991: Piper PA12 (N5461Y), Kugururok, AK, Minor damage. After landing, while turning aircraft to taxi to park, the left gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19880817038899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817038899A), Aug 17, 1988: Piper PA12 (N5461Y), King Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit while maneuvering in a valley. Crash landed. Blamed carburetor but no verification.

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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