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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Montague Island, AK · August 25, 1987

Date
August 25, 1987 · 13:00 local
Place
Montague Island, AK
Airport
Nellie Martin River
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3842M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA129
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
423 total89 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed short and hard trying to land on a unimproved gravel strip.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SHORT AND HARD TRYING TO LAND ON A UNIMPROVED GRAVEL STRIP.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3842M · 1

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