# Accident 19910801036869A: Piper PA12, Alton, NH, August 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Alton, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4564° N, 71.2223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4564&lon=-71.2223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4436M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4436M) (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 O320C1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 2 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801036869A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STALLED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. PILOT BLAMED HIS FAILURE TO TIMELY USED CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 NYC91LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA200), Aug 1, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N4436M), Alton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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