# Accident 19900729029109A: Piper PA12, Kustatan River, AK, July 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kustatan River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N98994, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98994) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,258 total, 552 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729029109A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING TO PARK AFTER LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR TRIED TO AVOID A HOLE. HIT BRAKES AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA127), Jul 29, 1990: Piper PA-12 (N98994), Kustatan River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. THE TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N98994 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800216003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216003689A), Feb 16, 1980: Piper PA12 (N98994), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit over trees after departing frozen lake. Tried to return to lake, hit trees. Found water in fuel.

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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