# Incident 19880508055959I: Piper PA12, Ninilchik, AK, May 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ninilchik, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0514° N, 151.6689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ninilchik, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0514&lon=-151.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7779H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7779H) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 980 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/19880508055959I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WEATHER ON VFR FLILGHT. LANDED ON A SEISMIC TRAIL WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N7779H (2)

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

- [Accident 20120706013499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120706013499A), Jul 6, 2012: Piper PA-12 (N7779H), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. About five miles east of Quinhagak, AK, the airman was acting as pilot in command of a PA-12 when he lost control after a balked landing which resulted in a…
- [Incident 19780403009389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780403009389I), Apr 3, 1978: Piper PA12 (N7779H), Eagle River, AK. Forced landing on highway after engine lost power. Found fuel gasolator contaminated.

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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