# Accident 19920607040579A: Piper STCPA12, Klutina Lake, AK, June 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Klutina Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9193° N, 159.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9193&lon=-159.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4088M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4088M) (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 O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607040579A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHED A RIDGE AT LOW ALTITUDE LOOKING FOR A BEAR. DOWNDRAFT FORCED AIRCRAFT DOWN. IMPACTED AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC92LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA087), Jun 7, 1992: Piper PA-12 (N4088M), Klutina Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILO'TS POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS INCLUDE DOWNDRAFTS, AND MOUNTAINOUS/ HILLY TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N4088M (1)

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

- [Accident 20170906017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170906017649A), Sep 6, 2017: Piper PA-12 (N4088M), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. At approximately 11:30AM local time on September 6 2017, a Piper PA-12, N4088M landed on a hill approximately 70 miles north of Kotzebue in the brooks range…

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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