# Accident 19870825048519A: Piper PA12, Montague Island, AK, August 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Montague Island, AK
- Airport: Nellie Martin River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0497° N, 149.3293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0497&lon=-149.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3842M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3842M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 89 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825048519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC87LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA129), Aug 25, 1987: Piper PA-12 (N3842M), Montague Island, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3842M (1)

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

- [Accident 19750929037099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750929037099A), Sep 29, 1975: Piper PA12 (N3842M), Teller, AK, Substantial damage. Circling moose.

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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