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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · King Mountain, AK · August 17, 1988

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Date
August 17, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place
King Mountain, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5461Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA115
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total180 in this make and model
N5461YRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2018 · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1466 · Built 1947Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported engine quit while maneuvering in a valley. Crash landed. Blamed carburetor but no verification.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT WHILE MANEUVERING IN A VALLEY. CRASH LANDED. BLAMED CARBURETOR BUT NO VERIFICATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC88LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKing Mountain, AKThe pilot-in-command was maneuvering through a valley for the second time. During the second pass the engine lost power. Mixture was full rich, and the pilot applied carburetor heat and when nothing happened he turned the carburetor heat off. He attempted a…Aug 18, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5461Y · 2

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

Incident 19910904049869IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Kugururok, AKAfter landing, while turning aircraft to taxi to park, the left gear collapsed.Sep 4, 1991 · Minor damageAccident 19860921045819ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Tutna Lake, AKAfter liftoff, a crosswind gust caused float to strike the water. Both floats were ripped from the aircraft.Sep 21, 1986 · Substantial damage