# Incident 19870911074929I: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4252M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4252M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 650 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911074929I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LOG IN TALL GRASS DURING TAXI ON AN ISLAND NEAR BIG SUSITINA RIVER. NO VALID MEDICAL OR CURRENT BFR.

## Other reports on N4252M (1)

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

- [Accident 19740113000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740113000459A), Jan 13, 1974: Piper PA12 (N4252M), Jonesville, LA, Substantial damage. Un continue due wea,selected muddy fld.

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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