# Accident 19880817038899A: Piper PA12, King Mountain, AK, August 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: King Mountain, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5461Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5461Y-2018-06-27) (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 PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 180 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817038899A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC88LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA115), Aug 18, 1988: Piper PA-12 (N5461Y), King Mountain, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5461Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19910904049869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910904049869I), Sep 4, 1991: Piper PA12 (N5461Y), Kugururok, AK, Minor damage. After landing, while turning aircraft to taxi to park, the left gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19860921045819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921045819A), Sep 21, 1986: Piper STCPA12 (N5461Y), Tutna Lake, AK, Substantial damage. After liftoff, a crosswind gust caused float to strike the water. Both floats were ripped from the aircraft.

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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