# Accident 19890604014099A: Piper PA12, Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, June 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Anaktuvuk Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1474° N, 151.6982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1474&lon=-151.6982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3148M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3148M) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,028 total, 267 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604014099A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LEAVING A SANDBAR DUE TO MOUNTAIN DOWNDRAFTS. TRIED TO GO BACK BUT CRASHED IN THE TURN.

## 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 ANC89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA086), Jun 4, 1989: Piper PA-12 (N3148M), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR DOWNDRAFTS ENCOUNTERED AFTER DEPARTING A GRAVEL BAR THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N3148M (4)

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

- [Accident 20140924017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140924017339A), Sep 24, 2014: Piper PA-12 (N3148M), Holy Cross, AK, Substantial damage. On September 24, 2014, the airman operating a Piper PA-12 for silvertip aviation, LLC., landed on a remote airstrip 50-54 miles west of Holy Cross, AK to pick…
- [Accident 19880911038039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911038039A), Sep 11, 1988: Piper PA12 (N3148M), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Used too much braking landing on a wet grass river sandbar. Wheels hit soft spot. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Incident 19880421032729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880421032729I), Apr 21, 1988: Piper PA12 (N3148M), West Fork Glaci, AK, Minor damage. Pilot experienced unexpected steepness on uphill landing. Should have aborted landing due to flat light condition.
- [Incident 19870621039319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870621039319I), Jun 21, 1987: Piper PA12 (N3148M), La Jolla, CA. Sudden gusts of wind caused increased loads on banner. Weak links attached to tow cable failed. Banner dropped.

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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