# Accident 19870831048959A: Piper STCPA12, Kuskalana Pass, AK, August 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kuskalana Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4302M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4302M) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 155 in this make and model, 379 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831048959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING. THE PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING.

## 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 ANC87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA131), Aug 31, 1987: Piper PA-12 (N4302M), Kuskalana Pass, 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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