# Accident 19881125053259A: Piper PA12, Fairbanks, AK, November 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8104° N, 147.7194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8104&lon=-147.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2930M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2930M) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881125053259A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED DURING LANDING APPROACH. EXPIRED MEDICAL AND AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL.

## 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 ANC89LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA020), Nov 25, 1988: Piper PA-12 (N2930M), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE. A RELATED FACTOR WAS TREES.

## Other reports on N2930M (1)

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

- [Incident 19800907081949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907081949I), Sep 7, 1980: Piper PA12 (N2930M), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Flying at low altitude and airspeed, pilot applied power, no response. Aircraft damaged in landing on sand bar.

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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