# Accident 19890926036209A: Piper PA12, Cottonwood Cree, AK, September 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cottonwood Cree, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3882M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3882M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890926036209A

## Narrative

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

LOW AND SLOW TO DROP A PACKAGE. PACKAGE JAMMED IN DOOR. LOST AIRSPEED, UNABLE TO CLEAR TERRAIN LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 ANC89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA175), Sep 26, 1989: Piper PA-12 (N3882M), Cottonwood Crk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LOW PASS OVER RISING TERRAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT'S…

## Other reports on N3882M (2)

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

- [Incident 20120828020249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120828020249I), Aug 28, 2012: Piper PA-12 (N3882M), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on gravel outcrop one way in one way out. Upon landing pilot applied the brakes too hard and nosed over, landed on back causing minor damage to…
- [Incident 20090801048039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090801048039I), Aug 1, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N3882M), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing

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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