# Accident 19870823047539A: Piper STCPA12, Little Delta Ri, AK, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Little Delta Ri, AK
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3341M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3341M) (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 STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047539A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF DOWNHILL WITH TAILWIND. USED FULL FLAPS. SETTLED INTO THE BRUSH AFTER TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA128), Aug 23, 1987: Piper PA-12-150 (N3341M), Little Delta, AK, substantial damage

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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