# Accident 19910811033729A: Piper STCPA12, Iliamna, AK, August 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8497° N, 154.5592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8497&lon=-154.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2719M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2719M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,475 total, 250 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910811033729A

## Narrative

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

FOUR MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE ENGINE QUIT. LANDED ON TUNDRA. 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 ANC91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA122), Aug 12, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N2719M), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN OF THE TUNDRA LANDING AREA.

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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