# Accident 19910612021369A: Piper PA12, Kenai, AK, June 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6599° N, 150.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6599&lon=-150.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3459M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3459M-2012-06-04) (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 O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 77 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. UNABLE TO STOP,RAN OFF END,DOWN SLOPE INTO TREE STUMPS. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 ANC91LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA072), Jun 13, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N3459M), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND THE CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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