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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Palmer, AK · July 28, 1991

Date: July 28, 1991 · 10:40 local
Place: Palmer, AK
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7684H
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC91LA111
Reported as: Piper PA12
Reported engine: Lycoming O290C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total75 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N7684HRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-573 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Low pass over glacier landing area. Downdraft caused high sink rate. Unable to outclimb uphill. Impacted rough ice.

As the FAA filed it

LOW PASS OVER GLACIER LANDING AREA. DOWNDRAFT CAUSED HIGH SINK RATE. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB UPHILL. IMPACTED ROUGH ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC91LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and inadvertent stall during low level maneuvering flight. Contributing to the accident was the high terrain.Jul 28, 1991 · Substantial damage