# Accident 19920523016459A: Piper PA12, Birchwood, AK, May 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1992, 07:20 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4097° N, 149.1706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4097&lon=-149.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7869H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7869H) (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 PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,565 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523016459A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON OVERRUN. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID FENCE. PILOT BELIEVES FUEL UNPORTING AS CAUSE.

## 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 ANC92LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA076), May 23, 1992: Piper PA-12-150 (N7869H), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP.

## Other reports on N7869H (2)

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

- [Incident 19891018055969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018055969I), Oct 18, 1989: Piper PA12 (N7869H), Anchorage, AK. Engine problem en route. Forced landing on snow covered mud flats without incident. Cause not stated.
- [Accident 19760925036079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925036079A), Sep 25, 1976: Piper PA12 (N7869H), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Hit lake shore during step taxi at dusk. Float equipped.

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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