# Incident 19891018055969I: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, October 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1989, 18:18 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7869H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7869H) (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 O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 120 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018055969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEM EN ROUTE. FORCED LANDING ON SNOW COVERED MUD FLATS WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N7869H (2)

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

- [Accident 19920523016459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523016459A), May 23, 1992: Piper PA12 (N7869H), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff. Landed on overrun. Ground looped to avoid fence. Pilot believes fuel unporting as cause.
- [Accident 19760925036079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925036079A), Sep 25, 1976: Piper PA12 (N7869H), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Hit lake shore during step taxi at dusk. Float equipped.

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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