# Accident 19910320006719A: Piper PA12, Moose Creek, AK, March 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Moose Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6802° N, 150.0300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6802&lon=-150.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3419M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3419M-1993-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910320006719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A NARROW MOUNTAIN VALLEY. VICTIMS WERE SCOUTING FOR CARIBOU.

## 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 ANC91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA036), Mar 20, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N3419M), Moose Creek, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, PROPER ALTITUDE NOT MAINTAINED, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH ALTITUDE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N3419M (1)

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

- [Accident 19900912039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912039759A), Sep 12, 1990: Piper STCPA12 (N3419M), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled and wing struck a tree on take off from a gravel 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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