# Accident 19870903049049A: Piper PA12, Glennallen, AK, September 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Airport: Glennallen-Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0998° N, 145.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0998&lon=-145.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4451M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4451M) (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 PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 167 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870903049049A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING ON A ROAD AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT REPORTED UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE AND HEADWIND

## 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 ANC87LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA135), Sep 3, 1987: Piper PA-12 (N4451M), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4451M (1)

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

- [Accident 19741124043059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741124043059A), Nov 24, 1974: Piper PA12 (N4451M), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Wea brief for dest. Flew into poor wea,ret & lnd in deep snow next to rwy.

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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