# Incident 19910704029309I: Piper PA12, Fairbanks, AK, July 4, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7850H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7850H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 11 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704029309I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO CORRECT AND AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE.

## Other reports on N7850H (3)

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

- [Accident 20010624018029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624018029A), Jun 24, 2001: Piper PA12 (N7850H), Eagle, CO, No damage. (-23) Pilot encountered rising terrain and tail wind while attempting a landing at a mountain clearing (11,100 ft. elevation).
- [Accident 19920620021589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021589A), Jun 20, 1992: Piper PA12 (N7850H), Kantishma, AK, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff wing struck trees. Not licensed for night time operations. No night instruction.
- [Incident 19901017055629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901017055629I), Oct 17, 1990: Piper PA12 (N7850H), Fairbanks, AK. Radio failed en route. Engine failed on downwind. Landed safely.

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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